The Italians

'Hooper has written a fascinating, affectionate and well-researched study that delivers the tantalising flavour of a country as hot, cold, bitter and sweet as an affogato' The Telegraph'This portrait of a nation is required reading for anyone heading to a Tuscan villa or Puglian beach this summer' Financial TimesSublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind - and often belie - the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life: football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger, yet none for a hangover.

ISBN:	9780241957622
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Books
Published date:	28 Jan 2016
DEWEY:	945.093
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xvi, 317
Weight:	244g
Height:	130mm
Width:	199mm
Spine width:	21mm

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