The Quiet Ones

"He was at odds with himself," writes author Paul Theroux, "but who isn't? In that respect -- 'living proof of all life's contradictions,' as he put it -- he resembles most of us. We recognize him as a kindred soul in his contradictions -- and though his life was lived on a vast scale, he was unusually truthful, and in his songs much more explicit than we dare to be. He made it his mission to explore his contradictions in his own way, through his music."Read More

A seaport teetering on the edge of what we recognize as Italy, Trieste is a mysterious and puzzling place. Read More