He spent his last years in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life. He associated with European royalty, popes, and cardinals, along with luminaries such as Voltaire, Goethe, and Mozart. Born into a family of Venetian actors, Giacomo Casanova studied for the priesthood as a young man, at a Seminary in Padua. He often signed his works Jacques Casanova de Seingalt after he began writing in French following his second exile from Venice.He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.As was not uncommon at the time, Casanova, depending on circumstances, used more or less fictitious names, such as baron or count of Farussi (the name of his mother) or Chevalier de Seingalt (pronounced as in French). Histoire de ma vie (History of My Life) is both the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th-century Italian adventurer. Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover. Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (Italian pronunciation: 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. 24OFF Giacomo Casanova - The Story of My Life (Penguin Classics) - 9780140439151 - V9780140439151.
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