Life in the Living Museum
In this section of Italy Chronicles you will find articles on the books about Italy Alex Roe has read and reviewed. There are also one or two interviews with the authors of the books concerned.
Happy reading.
Apologies for my absence. I took a Christmas break, part of which involved going out and taking a few photographs of Milan in the interests of improving my photography. One of said photographs has become a festive Guess Where in Italy quiz.The photograph, which is festive in that there is a … [Read more...]
Italy has a world wide reputation for its cuisine and deservedly so in my opinion. The variety Italian cooking can offer has to be eaten to be believed. After well over a decade in Italy, I'm still discovering mighty tasty Italian dishes.As a general rule, Italian cooking is not an overly … [Read more...]
I've just finished reading the book set in Italy: An Irreverent Curiosity by one David Farley. I admit that, for reasons unknown, it's taken me whole two summers to finish this amusing tome. Actually, I'm rather glad I did not swallow the book in a single gulp, as good things are always worth … [Read more...]
I've just finished reading professor Paul Ginsborg's book Italy and Its Discontents 1980-2001. The book is an in-depth study of the history of contemporary Italy and supplies great insight into the Italian mindset. For those wishing to do business in Italy or even those considering moving to … [Read more...]
I've just finished reading Bill Emmott's Forza, Italia book, the subtitle of which is, translated from Italian: 'How jump start post-Berlusconi Italy'.Forza, Italia made for interesting reading, and was not entirely what I expected, in that it did not home in on Berlusconi's deficiencies, even … [Read more...]
