{"product_id":"aqua-a-story-of-water-and-lost-dreams-9781961884908","title":"Aqua: A Story of Water and Lost Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hybrid of memoir, travel and cultural history that explores how water altered LA and the history of film. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1913, William Mulholland finished building the Los Angeles Aqueduct - a 233-mile engineering masterwork transporting water from the Owens Valley, across the desert, to a barren corner of California that would become the home of filmmaking. Over one hundred years later, award-winning Italian author and filmmaker Chiara Barzini traces the geography of the aqueduct, from its source, across the desert, to the city that it helped into existence, all while reckoning with her personal history with the landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 'fake' waters of the Universal Studios Jaws attraction to Salton Sea - California's largest lake and 'the only man-made mistake visible from space' - Aqua explores how water, and its absence, shaped both a modern landscape and the history of film. A blend of travel writing, philosophy, cultural history and memoir, \u003ci\u003eAqua\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely entertaining and wide-ranging exploration of water, film, dreams versus reality and an empire on the brink of catastrophe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Outrageously good ... An unforgettable book' \u003cb\u003e- OLIVIA LAING \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Reverie and road-trip, Aqua succeeds in turning the Cadillac Desert and Land of Little Rain into something lush and unexpected ... Chiara Barzini ducts and dives through a wonderful and revelatory journey' \u003cb\u003e- GEOFF DYER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chiara Barzini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unnamed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961884908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarzini, Chiara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eChiara Barzini \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning Italian screen and fiction writer. She lived and studied in the United States where she covered lifestyle and culture stories for numerous American and Italian publications. She writes and translates both in English and Italian and is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eSister Stop Breathing\u003c\/i\u003e (Calamari Press, 2012) and the novel \u003ci\u003eThings That Happened Before the Earthquake\u003c\/i\u003e (Doubleday, 2017) which was a Best Book of the Year for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and a best summer book for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOprah! magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. She has a regular column in \u003ci\u003eD Repubblica\u003c\/i\u003e and is a Literature Advisor at the American Academy in Rome.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Chiara Barzini \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858774442141,"sku":"9781961884908","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dd47ddce-785b-4bf0-9c36-fb79a43f2344.jpg?v=1776859884","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/aqua-a-story-of-water-and-lost-dreams-9781961884908","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}