'Parks...offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes Italians so Italian' The Times
How does Italy really work?
When Valeria travels from hot, dusty Basilicata to begin her studies in a northern university town, she has little idea of the kind of education she will find there. Italian Life is her story, and that of the students and professors around her: a story of power and corruption, influence and exclusion, and the workings of a society where your connections are everything.
Written with flair and insight, Italian Life joins Tim Parks' bestselling books about his beloved and paradoxical adopted country. It is a gripping, entertaining, behind-the-scenes account of how Italy actually happens, and the ways it can surprise those who know it inside out.
'A satisfyingly truthful, entertaining and provocative comedy' Daily Telegraph
| ISBN: | 9781529112580 |
| Publication date: | 29th July 2021 |
| Author: | Tim Parks |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Biographies & Autobiographies Social and cultural anthropology Social and cultural history |