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Fatal charm hides deep truths in Italy’s dazzling, divided soul.
Summary
The ‘fatal charm of Italy’ has held Lord Byron - and millions of tourists ever since - in its spell. Yet, beneath ‘the brilliant and vivacious surface’, what are the realities of Italian life? Few writers have ever painted a portrait of their compatriots as crisp, frank and fearless as Luigi Barzini’s. Cutting through the familiar cliches, he instructs us with a cascade of anecdotes and provides a marvellous guided tour through centuries of history. He examines Machiavelli and Mussolini, pope…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140145953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140145958 |
| Author: | Luigi Barzini |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 May 1991 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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