John Berendt writes narrative non-fiction about places, communities and real events that become stranger the more closely they are observed. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil centres on Savannah, Georgia, and the murder trials of antiques dealer Jim Williams, but the book devotes as much attention to the city's residents, social rituals and eccentric personalities as to the legal case. The City of Falling Angels turns to Venice after the fire at the Fenice opera house and follows the people connected to its reconstruction and cultural politics. Berendt's writing is leisurely, anecdotal and character-focused, fitting narrative non-fiction, true-crime-adjacent writing and books where a city itself becomes part of the story. Read more Less
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