The Hero's Way
Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna
$35.21
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2022
Summary
An entertaining and informative journey across Italy in the footsteps of the great Italian political hero, Garibaldi.
‘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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529112597 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529112591 |
| Author: | Tim Parks |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 309g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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A single page might contain a delightful mix of history, referencing accounts of the original journey…together with accounts of incidents that bring a smile to the reader’s face… Tim Parks will remain a favourite author of mine * Writing Magazine *
About The Author
Tim Parks
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 Niccol Machiavelli.
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