Book description
"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.
Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at
Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981 he moved to Italy where he has lived ever
since. He is the author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including
Europa,
Cleaver
,
A Season with Verona
and
Teach Us to Sit Still
. He has won the Somerset Maugham, Betty Trask and Llewellyn Rhys
awards, and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He lectures on
literary translation in Milan, writes for publications such as the
New Yorker
and the
New York Review of Books
, and his many translations from the Italian include works by Moravia,
Calvino, Calasso, Tabucchi and Machiavelli.
