Bibliograph

A literary tour of Italy, Tim Parks

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A literary tour of Italy, Tim Parks

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A literary tour of Italy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

956923426

Responsibility statement

Tim Parks

Summary

LITERARY ESSAYS. An acclaimed author of novels and short stories, Tim Parks - who was described in a recent review as "one of the best living writers of English" - has delighted audiences around the world with his finely observed writings on all aspects of Italian life and customs. This volume contains a selection of his best essays on the literature of his adopted country.From Boccaccio and Machiavelli through to Moravia and Tabucchi, from the Stil Novo to Divisionism, across centuries of history and intellectual movements, these essays will give English readers, and lovers of the Bel Paese and its culture, the lay of the literary land of Italy

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