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'A search for the Italian character, which he evokes in dozens of gorgeously written scenes... Underneath everything, Parks is trying to come to a point of loving the world in all its confusion and frustration, and by book's end he does, he does. Bravo' David Shields
PRAISE FOR TIM PARKS
'Parks is an excellent writer, capable of writing wittily and with great beauty about the near indefinable' Sunday Telegraph
'A truly outstanding writer...immensely readable and deeply intelligent' Independent
'Parks is more than just an effortless raconteur playing for laughs...he offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes Italians so Italian' The Times
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A journey around Italy by train, full of humorous and insightful observations on what the railways and their travellers reveal about the country'All Italy is here' Sunday TimesFrom the bestselling author of Italian Neighbours, An Italian Education and A Season with VeronaLonglisted for the Dolman Travel Book AwardIn 1981 Tim Parks moved from England to Italy and spent the next thirty years alongside hundreds of thousands of Italians on his adopted country's vast, various and ever-changing networks of trains.Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians - conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants - Tim Parks captures what makes Italian life distinctive. He explores how trains helped build Italy and how the railways reflect Italians' sense of themselves from Garibaldi to Mussolini to Berlusconi and beyond. Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians - conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants, this title captures what makes Italian life distinctive. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780099584254
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 288 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.71 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur __0099584255
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Description du livre Paperback / softback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians - conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants, this title captures what makes Italian life distinctive. N° de réf. du vendeur B9780099584254
Description du livre Etat : New. Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians - conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants, this title captures what makes Italian life distinctive. Num Pages: 288 pages, map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DST; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur V9780099584254
Description du livre Etat : New. Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians - conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants, this title captures what makes Italian life distinctive. Num Pages: 288 pages, map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DST; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur V9780099584254
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 20991506-n