Books by Tim Parks
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review 1: Really enjoyed this. I'll definitely read another of his non-fiction books. It was an interesting introduction to Italy - it's not really a travelogue or a history book. I guess the best way to explain it would be how he does late in the book: that to try to describe a country's ...
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review 1: Despite its eye-watering descriptions of urological investigations into his ongoing bladder pain (which have a special frisson for any male over a certain age, it has to be said), this is a very enjoyable book by Tim Parks (or Tim 'Pax' as most of the Italians insist on calling h...
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review 1: I did not finish this book. To be honest I barely made it into it. I was intrigued with learning how the Italians are, but the author had a bit of a negative tone. Due to his tone, I found myself not wanting to pick it up and read... at all. I am getting ready to go on a trip soo...
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review 1: The title, from a favorite poem, caught my eye, and a favorable review led me to grab this book when I saw it at the library. Mr. Parks, an Englishman who lives in Italy with his family and who as a career as a successful novelist (he's made it the Man Booker short list), develop...