Mermaids of Venice - Paperback

by Silas Knight (Author)

Bernard is a lonely man with an obsession for words, a dead-end job, and a slight case of invisibility. Petty thievery helps him pass the time, but it all changes when a random visit to the doctor informs him that he has less than one month to live. Bernard, scrambling to find his life's purpose before it expires, crosses paths with Vida, a beautiful fire juggler, and Maya, her mysterious companion. They embark on an adventure of epic proportions in a world of vagabonds, street hustlers, and mermaids, each step bringing them closer to understanding their true connection and reaching Bernard's inevitable liason with Death. Vida: The beautiful runaway who glimpses souls. Maya: The punk lover who's more than she seems. Bernard: The genius kleptomaniac with a minor case of invisibility. Their lives entwine in "Mermaids of Venice": A modern fable of gods and street performers.

Author Biography

Silas Knight spent two summers traveling through Europe as a street performer. Tourists paid him to walk on broken glass, breathe fire, juggle axes, and fit his body through a tennis racket. "Mermaids of Venice" is loosely based on his adventures, with slightly more instances of gods, lesbian ghosts, and Venice sinking into the ocean.