Arthur Japin has acted on stage, screen and television for many years, at one point even singing as a soloist at the Dutch National Opera. He has also written award winning stage and screenplays, and has published books and two volumes of short stories. In this recording, introduced by 192 Book's Jack MacRae, Arthur Japin reads and discusses his 2005 novel, In Lucia's Eyes. The inspiration for this perfectly plotted, wonderfully romantic historical work lies in Casanova's memoirs and seen through eyes of the woman who first broke his sybaritic heart. Japin takes the reader on an entrancing journey from the canals of Amsterdam to those of Venice, painting a glorious portrait of the eighteenth century with all its contradictions of reason and instinct, wit and sensuality, head and heart. Recorded at 192 Books in New York on Jan. 19, 2006 (45 minutes).









