The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna - Couverture souple

Parks, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1529112591 ISBN 13 : 9781529112597

Editeur : Vintage, 2022

Synopsis

'Elegantly written, full of wit and charm, this is travel writing at its very best' Orlando Figes

In the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary hero, fled Rome and led 4,000 of his men hundreds of miles through Umbria and Tuscany, then across the Apennines, Italy's mountainous spine, toward the refuge of the Venetian Republic. After thirty-two exhausting days of skirmishes and adventures, only 250 survivors reached the Adriatic coast.

This hair-raising journey is brought vividly to life by bestselling author Tim Parks, who in the blazing summer of 2019, followed in Garibaldi's footsteps. A fascinating portrait of Italy past and present, The Hero's Way is a celebration of determination, creativity and desperate courage.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. He lives in Milan.

Parks is the acclaimed author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, A Season with Verona, Teach Us to Sit Still, Italian Ways and Italian Life. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and has won many awards for both his work in English and his translations from the Italian, which include works by Alberto Moravia, Italo Calvino, Roberto Calasso, Antonio Tabucchi and Niccolò Machiavelli.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1529112591
• ISBN 13: 9781529112597
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
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• Personne responsable: non disponible