The Italians - Couverture souple

Hooper, John

 
9780241957622: The Italians
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0241957621 ISBN 13 : 9780241957622
Editeur : Penguin, 2016

Synopsis

'Hooper has written a fascinating, affectionate and well-researched study that delivers the tantalising flavour of a country as hot, cold, bitter and sweet as an affogato' The Telegraph

'This portrait of a nation is required reading for anyone heading to a Tuscan villa or Puglian beach this summer' Financial Times

Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles.

John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind - and often belie - the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life: football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger, yet none for a hangover.

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À propos de l?auteur

John Hooper is the Italian and Vatican correspondent for The Economist and the author of the bestseller The Italians. He has reported from Italy for more than twenty years and is a lecturer at Stanford University.

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Éditeur
Penguin
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0241957621
ISBN 13 
9780241957622
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
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Personne responsable
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