'To see the country by train is to consider the crux of the essential Italian dilemma: Is Italy part of the modern world, or not?' In Italian Ways, bestselling writer Tim Parks brings us a fresh portrait of Italy today through a wry account of its train system. Whether describing his daily commute from Milan to Verona, his regular trips to Florence and Rome, or his occasional sojourns to Naples and Sicily, Parks uses his thirty years of amusing and maddening experiences on Italian trains to reveal what he calls the 'charmingly irritating dystopian paradise' of Italy. For anyone who has ever been enchanted by Italy or dreamed of visiting, Italian Ways is a perfect companion.

ISBN:	9781846557743
Author:	Tim Parks
Format:	Hardcover
Number of pages:	288
Category:	Literary essays