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A Literary Tour of Italy
Tim Parks
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Description for A Literary Tour of Italy
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
An 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 ... Read more
An 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Surrey, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846883910
SKU
V9781846883910
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-6
About Tim Parks
Tim Parks is the author of fourteen novels, including Europa (shortlisted for the Booker prize), Destiny, Cleaver, Sex Is Forbidden and, most recently, Painting Death, all of which have been 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 ... Read more
Reviews for A Literary Tour of Italy
There are many ways of touring the land that Italians, following Dante, call il bel paese, and Parks is as perceptive a guide as could be wished. - TLS Erudite and well-written - Financial Times He remains the best interpreter of Italian ways in English - Sunday Herald ... Read more