Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere

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It offers no unforgettable landmark, no universally familiar melody, no unmistakable cuisine, hardly a single native name that everyone knows.

She covers all aspects of Trieste’s history and culture, from the city’s Jewish Diaspora to the city’s relations with its Slavic neighbors.She organized the book in short chapters that focus on different aspects of Trieste and the surrounding region. Odessa's construction and government were heavily guided by French migrants while much of the city's population throughout its history were Jewish.

Woke’ in its current meaning wasn’t yet a popular term in 2001, but Morris here shows signs of becoming aware of the social injustices around artificial structures like race.In the best Morrisian tradition she delves into the city's street life, describing the atmosphere (both past and present) along the waterfront and surrounding sea as well as the architecture and public monuments. Had always intended to visit Trieste, especially as I have an interest in James Joyce, who lived there for a short period. And just where did the young Sigmund Freud cut open all those hundreds of eels, trying to figure out their sex organs?

A few years later, the ringing words of Churchill’s Fulton speech floated down across the decades in grainy black-and-white on BBC: “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent. Firstly, Trieste's history is far too complex a matter to be seen as merely 'Italian', as anyone who's read the book ought to know.The simplest version is this: Trieste was colonized by the Romans and occupied at times by the Venetians. Both found themselves sitting within differing countries over time and suffering from the rise of nationalism, while occupation during the Second World War was fatal to the Jewish populations of both cities. A band is playing on a nearby bandstand, and “ the music of a waltz sets people flirtatiously swaying as they chat.