Sent to cover the opening of the Biennale in Venice, he is expecting to see too much art, drink too many bellinis at too many parties. What he is not expecting is to fall in love. In the second half of the novel, Jeff is sent on assignment to the Indian holy city of Varanasi, where erotic love and spiritual awakenings will transform his life forever.Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi won Geoff Dyer a river of praise from critics and fellow writers, and earned him the B...more