Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona

by TimParks (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.44

  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.

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $3.80

  Tim Parks celebrates ten years of living in Italy with this account of the delights and foibles of Italian life. With an Italian wife and family, he is able to introduce the reader to a gallery of characters. Tim Parks won the Somerset Maugham Award and the Betty Trask Award for Tongues of Flame and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Loving Roger .

• New

  Paperback
  2001

  $12.44

  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.