Tim Parks : An Italian education
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Tim Parksin An Italian education tarjoaa viihdyttävän ja terävän tarkastelun italialaisen perhe-elämän arjesta ja kulttuurista vertaillen samalla italialaista ja englantilaista identiteettiä.
How does an Italian become Italian? Or an Englishman English, for that matter? Are foreigners born, or made? In this irresistible sequel to his bestselling Italian Neighbours, Tim Parks focuses on his own young children in the small village near Verona where he lives, building a fascinating picture of the contemporary Italian family at school, at home, at work and at play.
The result is a delight: at once a family book and a travel book, not quite enamoured with either children or Italy, but always affectionate, always amused and always amusing.
'Spot-on – a very accurate, very entertaining and at the same time rather profound book. I shall now rush out and buy Italian Neighbours too'
Daily Telegraph
Tim Parks is Italian enough to understand the country, foreign enough to see its peculiarities and talented enough to make them funny without resorting to cliché'
Daily Express
'Parks is more than just an effortless raconteur playing for laughs – he offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes the Italians so Italian'
The Times
'Vignettes that tinge the mundane with the marvellous in a way reminiscent of Calvino or Moravia'
Sunday Times
The result is a delight: at once a family book and a travel book, not quite enamoured with either children or Italy, but always affectionate, always amused and always amusing.
'Spot-on – a very accurate, very entertaining and at the same time rather profound book. I shall now rush out and buy Italian Neighbours too'
Daily Telegraph
Tim Parks is Italian enough to understand the country, foreign enough to see its peculiarities and talented enough to make them funny without resorting to cliché'
Daily Express
'Parks is more than just an effortless raconteur playing for laughs – he offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes the Italians so Italian'
The Times
'Vignettes that tinge the mundane with the marvellous in a way reminiscent of Calvino or Moravia'
Sunday Times
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| Author | Tim Parks |
| Title | An Italian education |
| SKU | P-AN-I-5EDC94 |