Tim Parks

Italian Ways

On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Vintage
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 688362
• Seitenzahl: 261
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 212g
• ISBN-13: 9780099584254
• ISBN-10: 0099584255
• Artikelnr.: 39553263

Autorenporträt

Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. He lives in Milan. Parks is the acclaimed author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, A Season with Verona, Teach Us to Sit Still, Italian Ways and Italian Life. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and has won many awards for both his work in English and his translations from the Italian, which include works by Alberto Moravia, Italo Calvino, Roberto Calasso, Antonio Tabucchi and Niccolò Machiavelli.

Rezensionen

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