| An Italian Education: The Further Adventures of an Expatriate in Verona Contributor(s): Parks, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802142850 ISBN-13: 9780802142856 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Tim Parks's best seller, "Italian Neighbors", offered a sparkling, witty, and acutely observed account of an expatriate's life in a small village outside of Verona. Now in "An Italian Education", Parks continues his chronicle of adapting to Italian society and culture, while raising his Italian-born children. With the exquisite eye for detail, character, and intrigue that has brought him acclaim as a novelist, Parks creates an enchanting portrait of Italian parenthood and family life at home, in the classroom, and at church. Shifting from hilarity to despair in the time it takes to sing a lullaby, Parks learns that to be a true Italian, one must live by the motto "All days are one." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Italy - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 945.34 |
| LCCN: 79002332 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.95 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tim Parks's best seller, Italian Neighbors, offered a sparkling, witty, and acutely observed account of an expatriate's life in a small village outside of Verona. Now in An Italian Education, Parks continues his chronicle of adapting to Italian society and culture, while raising his Italian-born children. With the exquisite eye for detail, character, and intrigue that has brought him acclaim as a novelist, Parks creates an enchanting portrait of Italian parenthood and family life at home, in the classroom, and at church. Shifting from hilarity to despair in the time it takes to sing a lullaby, Parks learns that to be a true Italian, one must live by the motto "All days are one." |