Word: gothic
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...past 11 years? It has been that long since he wrote Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which spent four of those years on best-seller lists. The answer, apparently, is Venice. That makes sense: Where else could Berendt find the mix of rich gossip and Gothic calamity that made his portrait of Savannah, Ga., so fascinating...
...AMERICAN GOTHIC...
...domestic pity of Raymond Carver with the macabre comedy and rough justice of Roald Dahl. They nearly all turn, as most of Rendell's novels do, on two inward-looking impulses: revenge and the desire to hide. The characters are conventional middle-class Britons. Their behavior, however, is high gothic. The ironic Loopy, for example, becomes increasingly credible as events move toward the horrific. A middle-aged man, cast as the wolf in a Red Riding Hood playlet, discovers that he likes to wear a furry skin and romp in predatory games. His mother, who displayed such sport...
...hilly side (Buda) and the flat side (Pest), from which it gets its name. Jog through the former and you can check out the gorgeous 15th century Royal Palace and the 700-year-old Matthias Church. Pick up a trail on the latter for views of the neo-Gothic parliament building and the beautiful Central Market Hall. Can't choose between them? No matter. The three bridges that connect the two sides allow you to zigzag to your heart's content. Afterward, you can soothe your aching muscles with a soak at the city's famous bathhouses. Two top picks...
...divides the city into the hilly side (Buda) and the flat side ( Pest ). Jog through the Buda side and you can check out the gorgeous 15th century Royal Palace and the 700-year-old Matthias Church. Pick up a trail on the Pest side for views of the neo-Gothic parliament building and the beautiful Central Market Hall. Can't choose between Buda and Pest ? No matter: there are three bridges connecting them so you can zigzag to your heart's content. Afterward, you can soothe your aching muscles with a soak at the city's famous bathhouses...