Author: Michael Gorra

Michael Gorra teaches English at Smith College. His books include The Bells in their Silence: Travels through Germany and, as editor, The Portable Conrad.
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02/18/2008

The Quiet Italian

Venetians have long known their future lay in tourism. Which is why so few live here, why so many building sit empty and dark.

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10/23/2007

In Praise of the Town Library

Built on leafy streets in sleepy hamlets, it was part of the democratization of America. Small and quiet, open and generous, it is inseparable from our civic life.

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08/22/2007

A Walk in Florence

There's nothing awkward about being a tourist in this Italian city. Henry James knew it, and more than a century later I'm following in his footsteps.

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