Italian Ways von Tim Parks

Ein frisches Italien-Porträt des Bestsellerautors, der dort seit 30 Jahren per Bahn unterwegs ist. Faszinierend sind seine Begegnungen mit Schaffnern, Priestern und Prostituierten, Wissenschaftlern und Liebespaaren und Einwanderern. Italy by train, from the author of "Teach Us to Sit Still". What the railways and their travellers reveal about Italy.

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 Niccolò Machiavelli.