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. 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 Illusions, National Character and Goals by Tim Parks
March 9, 2012
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Mar 09, 2012 @ 16:05:37
I love Tim Parks books. I will look for this one.
Mar 09, 2012 @ 16:08:34
This is my favourite of his. Italy and football is a good combination for a book! Thanks for the comment.