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Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona

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Englishman's humorous immersion in Italian culture.

If you're intrigued by the charming intricacies of Italian life, Tim Parks' "Italian Neighbours" might just be the perfect read for you. Imagine sitting down with a witty friend who regales you with tales of adapting to life in a small Italian town – that's the essence of this book. Through Parks' eyes, you'll experience the delights and peculiarities of forming a life amidst a new culture, which can be just as enriching as it is entertaining.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2003)
  • John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1986)
  • Somerset Maugham Award (1986)
  • Wellcome Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2010)
  • Betty Trask Award (1986)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona

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ISBN: 9780434577439
Authors: Tim Parks
Date of Publication: 1992-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.71
(rated by 3025 readers)

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In this deliciously seductive account of an Italian neighborhood with a statue of the Virgin at one end of the street, a derelict bottle factory at the other, and a wealth of exotic flora and fauna in between, acclaimed novelist Tim Parks celebrates ten years of living with his wife, Rita, in Verona, Italy. Via Colombre, the main street in a village just outside Verona, offers an exemplary hodgepodge of all that is new and old in the bel paese, a point of collision between invading suburbia and diehard peasant tradition in a sometimes madcap, sometimes romantic always mixed-up world of creeping vines, stuccoed walls, shotguns, security cameras, hypochondria, and expensive sports cars. Tim Parks is anything but a gentleman in Verona. With an Italian wife, an Italian made family, and a whole Italian condominium bubbling around him, he collects a gallery full of splendid characters who initiate us into all the foibles and delights of life in provincial Italy. More than a travel book, Italian Neighbours is a sparkling, witty, beautifully observed tale of how the most curious people and places gradually assume the familiarity of home. Italian Neighbours is a rare work that manages to be both a portrait and an invitation for everyone who has ever dreamed about Italy.
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Englishman's humorous immersion in Italian culture.

If you're intrigued by the charming intricacies of Italian life, Tim Parks' "Italian Neighbours" might just be the perfect read for you. Imagine sitting down with a witty friend who regales you with tales of adapting to life in a small Italian town – that's the essence of this book. Through Parks' eyes, you'll experience the delights and peculiarities of forming a life amidst a new culture, which can be just as enriching as it is entertaining.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2003)
  • John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1986)
  • Somerset Maugham Award (1986)
  • Wellcome Book Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2010)
  • Betty Trask Award (1986)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.