Parks...offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagleeyed, of what makes Italians so Italian The TimesHow does Italy really work?When Valeria travels from hot, dusty Basilicata to begin her studies in a northern university town, she has little idea of the kind of education she will find there. Italian Life is her story, and that of the students and professors around her a story of power and corruption, influence and exclusion, and the workings of a society where your connections are everything.Written with flair and insight, Italian Life joins Tim Parks bestselling books about his beloved and paradoxical adopted country. It is a gripping, entertaining, behindthescenes account of how Italy actually happens, and the ways it can surprise those who know it inside out. A satisfyingly truthful, entertaining and provocative comedy Daily Telegraph

Binding: Paperback;368 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: HBTB; Weight: 380 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 27

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