Italian Neighbours

An Englishman in Verona

Tim Parks

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Vintage
01 June 2001

Biography: general; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

"'I recommend his book to all those who are fed up with accounts of roughing it agreeably in Tuscany and similar junk that scarcely scratches the surface of the real Italy' - Daily Telegraph

""Am I giving the impression that I don't like the Veneto? It's not true. I love it. But like any place that's become home I hate it too.""

How does an Englishman cope when he moves to Italy - not the tourist idyll but the real Italy? When Tim Parks first moved to Verona he found it irresistible and infuriating in equal measure; this book is the story of his love affair with it. Infused with an objective passion, he unpicks the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Italian culture with wit and affection. Italian Neighbours is travel writing at its best."

By: Tim Parks
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 233g
ISBN: 9780099286950
ISBN 10: 0099286955
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 June 2001
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Manchester in 1954, Tim Parks moved permanently to Italy in 1980. Author of novels, non-fiction and essays, he has won the Somerset Maugham, Betty Trask and Llewellyn Rhys awards, and been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.His works include Destiny, Europa, Dreams of Rivers and Seas and the 'Italian series': Italian Neighbours, An Italian Education and A Season with Verona.

Reviews for Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona

Instead of travelling through Italy, Parks settled into it. He writes of the 'luminous, breathless heat' of an Italian summer's evening, and watches as ten-year-old bones are dug up to make more room in the cemetery. He learns not to request a cappuccino after 10.30am and that, as a new father, his first duty is to pin a blue or pink rosette on his house in a prominent position so that people will learn the good news. (Kirkus UK)