Another Literary Tour of Italy

Tim Parks

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Alma Books Ltd
23 July 2024

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays; Literary studies: general

Following the critical and commercial success of A Literary Tour of Italy, acclaimed novelist Tim Parks presents a new selection of his latest essays on Italian literature, offering a lively, accessible and stimulating diorama of the cultural landscape of Italy.

Containing pieces on major figures such as Dante, Machiavelli, Leopardi and Manzoni, as well as articles on some of Italy’s best-known modern authors – from Pirandello and Pavese to Pasolini, Levi and Calvino, through to more recent writers such as Camilleri, Saviano and Ferrante – this book will delight and interest any lover of Italian culture, and confirms Tim Parks as one of the finest and most perceptive essay writers of his generation.

By: Tim Parks
Imprint: Alma Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
ISBN: 9781846884726
ISBN 10: 1846884721
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 23 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 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.

Reviews for Another 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