Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
Tim Parks
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
Tim Parks
Descripción
Parks begins as any traveler might: "A train is a train is a train, isn't it?" But soon he turns his novelist's eye to the details, and as he journeys through majestic Milano Centrale station or on the newest high-speed rail line, he delivers a uniquely insightful portrait of Italy. Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians--conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants--Parks captures what makes Italian life distinctive: an obsession with speed but an acceptance of slower, older ways; a blind eye toward brutal architecture amid grand monuments; and an undying love of a good argument and the perfect cappuccino.
Italian Ways also explores how trains helped build Italy and how their development reflects Italians' sense of themselves from Garibaldi to Mussolini to Berlusconi and beyond. Most of all, Italian Ways is an entertaining attempt to capture the essence of modern Italy. As Parks writes, "To see the country by train is to consider the crux of the essential Italian dilemma: Is Italy part of the modern world, or not?"
Detalles
| Formato | Tapa suave |
| Número de Páginas | 288 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2014-05-05 |
| Dimensiones | 8.2" x 5.4" x 0.8" pulgadas |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | No |
| Temas | Italia |
Acerca del Autor
Parks, Tim
Tim Parks's acclaimed books about Italy include Italian Ways, Italian Neighbors, and An Italian Education. He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He lives in Italy.Garantía & Otros
| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.181 kg |
| SKU: | 9780393348828 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 23/12/23 |
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