Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tim Parks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
Travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9780099286950
ClassificationsDewey:945.34092092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Vintage
Publication Date 3 May 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is a clever, entertaining book, rare in travel literature, it is charged with a sense of purpose.

Author Biography

Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981 he moved to Italy where he has lived ever since. He is the author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, Cleaver, A Season with Verona and Teach Us to Sit Still. He has won the Somerset Maugham, Betty Trask and Llewellyn Rhys awards, and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He lectures on literary translation in Milan, writes for publications such as the New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, and his many translations from the Italian include works by Moravia, Calvino, Calasso, Tabucchi and Machiavelli.

Reviews

A clever, entertaining book...charged with a sense of purpose * Sunday Times * Gradually he comes to accept what the locals take for granted: everybody likes the Pope, racism thrives, the barber is a faith healer, the bank manager asks what interest rate you want to pay and the devoted church-going pharmacist upholds Catholicism on a Sunday but shows commercial flair the rest of the week by selling cut-price condoms... A rich treat from start to finish * Sunday Express * Tough, funny and sceptical * Tatler *