Italian Neighbours
  • Published: 1 June 2001
  • ISBN: 9780099286950
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99
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Italian Neighbours

An Englishman in Verona

  • Tim Parks
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'I recommend his book to all those who are fed up with accounts of roughing it agreeably in Tuscany and similar junk that scarcely scratches the surface of the real Italy' - Daily Telegraph

\"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.
  • Published: 1 June 2001
  • ISBN: 9780099286950
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99
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Praise for Italian Neighbours

A clever, entertaining book...charged with a sense of purpose

Sunday Times

Gradually he comes to accept what the locals take for granted: everybody likes the Pope, racism thrives, the barber is a faith healer, the bank manager asks what interest rate you want to pay and the devoted church-going pharmacist upholds Catholicism on a Sunday but shows commercial flair the rest of the week by selling cut-price condoms... A rich treat from start to finish

Sunday Express

Tough, funny and sceptical

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