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A Literary Tour of Italy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846883910)
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xAn acclaimed author of novels and short stories, Tim Parks--who was described in a recent review as "one of the best living writers of English"--has delighted audiences around the world with his finely observed writings on all aspects of Italian life and customs. This volume contains a selection of his best essays on the literature of his adopted country.
From Boccaccio and Machiavelli through to Moravia and Tabucchi, from the Stil Novo to Divisionism, across centuries of history and intellectual movements, these essays will give English readers, and lovers of the Bel Paese and its culture, the lay of the literary land of Italy.Author: Tim Parks
ISBN-10: 1846883911
ISBN-13: 9781846883910
Publisher: Alma Books
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2016
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 09/12/2016
By Tim Parks
xTim Parks is the author of fourteen novels, including Europa, Destiny, Cleaver, Sex Is Forbidden and Painting Death, all of them translated into many languages. As well as being a novelist and the author of several works of non-fiction, Tim is the acclaimed translator of books by Moravia, Calvino, Machiavelli, and other Italian writers. He's a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books. His last book, Italian Ways was published by Harvill Secker.
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