A Season With Verona Travels Around Italy in Search of Illusion, National Character, Goals

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society,' Guardian Is Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities? Tim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities. This is a highly personal account of one man's relationship with a country, its people and its national sport. A book that combines the pleasures of travel writing with a profound analysis of one country's mad, mad way of keeping itself entertained. Zusammenfassung 'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society,' GuardianIs Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states?

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Tim Parks
• Edition: Vintage UK
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 06.03.2003
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie; Livres de conseils > Sport > Sports de balle/ballon; Voyage > Récits de voyage > Europe; Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Littérature contemporaine (après 1945)
• EAN: 9780099422679
• ISBN: 978-0-09-942267-9
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Dimensions (emballage): 12,9 x 19,8 x 2,9 cm
• Thème: Vintage Paperbacks; VINTAGE BOOKS; Vintage Paperbacks
• Catégories: Italien : Belletristik (Romane, Erzählungen), wanderlust, History, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Travel Diary, Booker Prize, Somerset Maugham, Asia, Italy, travel book, Travels, if you sit very still, Italian football, gifts for travelers, outdoor gifts, outdoor gifts for men, teach us to sit still, hellas verona