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A Season with Verona
Tim Parks
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Description for A Season with Verona
Paperback. Is Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities? This book follows the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities. Num Pages: 464 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DST; WSJA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 342.
'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society,' Guardian
Is Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities?
Tim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities. This is a highly personal account of one man's relationship with a country, its people and its national sport. A book that combines the pleasures ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099422679
SKU
V9780099422679
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99-99
About Tim Parks
Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981 he moved to Italy where he has lived ever since. He is the author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, Cleaver and Teach Us to Sit Still. He has won the Somerset Maugham, Betty Trask and Llewellyn Rhys awards, and been ... Read more
Reviews for A Season with Verona
Addictive reading...each chapter is a short story, the whole book an epic
Observer
Parks knows his football, and he knows Italy still better. His adopted country, in all its enduring and exasperating strengths and weaknesses, comes vividly to life
Sunday Times
A fascinating emotional journey... His descriptions of Italian football are descriptions of Italy itself, its ... Read more
Observer
Parks knows his football, and he knows Italy still better. His adopted country, in all its enduring and exasperating strengths and weaknesses, comes vividly to life
Sunday Times
A fascinating emotional journey... His descriptions of Italian football are descriptions of Italy itself, its ... Read more