A season with Verona : travels around Italy in search of illusion, national character and goals
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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? After Twenty Years In The Bel Paese, 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, And To Get A Fresh Take On The Conundrum That Is National Character. From Udine To Catania, From The San Siro To The Olimpico, 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 Tension Of Cliff-Hanging Narrative With The Pleasures Of Travel Writing, And The Stimulation Of A Profound Analysis Of One Country'S Mad, Mad Way Of Keeping Itself Entertained.
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A season with Verona : travels around Italy in search of illusion, national character and goals, Tim Parks
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- A season with Verona : travels around Italy in search of illusion, national character and goals
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tim Parks
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN10
- 0099422670
- ISBN13
- 9780099422679
- Series
- Italy and Italians
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Sports, Sport & Outdoor, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Italy, Southern Europe, Society, Football, Culture, Race, Racism, Sports Biographies, Fans
- Original title
- A season with Verona
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
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- 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? After Twenty Years In The Bel Paese, 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, And To Get A Fresh Take On The Conundrum That Is National Character. From Udine To Catania, From The San Siro To The Olimpico, 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 Tension Of Cliff-Hanging Narrative With The Pleasures Of Travel Writing, And The Stimulation Of A Profound Analysis Of One Country'S Mad, Mad Way Of Keeping Itself Entertained.