Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo by Parks, Tim
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo by Parks, Tim

Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

Parks begins as any traveler might: "A train is a train is a train, isn't it?" But...
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Author: Tim Parks
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Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo by Parks, Tim

Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

$64.99 $35.97
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo by Parks, Tim

Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo

$64.99 $35.97
Author: Tim Parks
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

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?"



Author: Tim Parks
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/05/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780393348828

About the Author
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.
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