Italian Ways
Book description
Tim Parks's books on Italy have been hailed as "so vivid, so packed with delectable details, [they] serve as a more than decent substitute for the real thing" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, in his first Italian travelogue in a decade, he delivers a charming and funny portrait of…
Why read it?
1 author picked Italian Ways as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
An English novelist, a long-time resident of (and writer about) Italy, Parks is well placed to offer his hugely entertaining take on rail travel in Europe’s most gloriously maddening country. It’s neither fully a history book nor travelogue, though Parks writes divertingly and inspiringly about both history and travel. Instead, it’s partly an attempt to appreciate Italy through its railways – as he says early on, “if someone wanted to understand Italy, they might start by understanding how the train ticketing system works.” For anyone who has ever wrestled with the intransigence of an Italian rail conductor, stood forlornly waiting…
From Jules' list on rail journeys.
Want books like Italian Ways?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Italian Ways.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,355
readers submitted
so far, will you?
