Bibliograph

An Italian education, the further adventures of an expatriate in Verona, Tim Parks

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An Italian education, the further adventures of an expatriate in Verona, Tim Parks

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An Italian education

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Tim Parks

Sub title

the further adventures of an expatriate in Verona

Summary

From the author of Italian Neighbors, this is another sparkling account of Italian society and culture-this time focusing on all the little things that turn an ordinary newborn infant into a true Italiano. When British-born Tim Parks heard a mother at the beach in Pescara shout to her son, "Alberto, don't sweat! No you can't go in the sea till eleven, it's still too cold, go and see your cousin in row 3 number 52," he was inspired to write about parenting in Italy-which he was doing himself at the time after adopting the country as his own. In this humorous memoir, Parks immerses himself in family life at home, in the classroom, and at church, creating an enchanting portrait of Italian childhood that shifts from comedy to despair in the time it takes to sing a lullaby

Target audience

adult

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