Italian Lessons

Name: Italian Lessons
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780593315637
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By Beppe Severgnini

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Summary

Italian Lessons offers timeless insights into handling life's challenges and embracing joy through the unique perspective of the Italian spirit. Beppe Severgnini explores Italian culture, the contrasts between north and south, love of poetry, and social customs, revealing a core Italian identity that remains resilient and hopeful especially in the wake of the global pandemic. Told with warmth and humour, these lessons convey patience, endurance, and wisdom "the Italian way."
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Italian Lessons

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This book is ideal for readers interested in cultural reflections, humour, and essays that explore national identity, especially those fascinated by Italy or looking for a thoughtful yet entertaining perspective on living life with joy and resilience.

An acclaimed columnist and editor for Italy's largest circulation daily newspaper shares his mission to identify a core Italian identity and explore how that identity has evolved since the global pandemic.

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One-of-a-kind timeless lessons for handling challenges and living with joy, the Italian way—"with unparalleled insight and brilliant wit, Severgnini's book not only transports us to Italy but deep into the Italian mind and spirit" (Stanley Tucci, host of Searching for Italy).

Is there an Italian way to deal with life? Can we all learn something from the Italians?

Italy often arouses in Americans a unique mix of attraction and bafflement, moderate disapproval and incredible allure. From the Italians' love of poetry to an innate desire to socialise to the regional differences between the north and the south, Beppe Severgnini, who has dedicated his career to the meticulous observation of his compatriots, embarks on an enthralling quest to identify a core Italian identity and explore how that identity has evolved since the global pandemic.

Told with the warmth and humour of a longtime friend, Severgnini touches upon patience, endurance, and wisdom, and offers a one-of-a-kind set of timeless lessons for overcoming trials, the Italian way.

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Stanley Tucci praises Severgnini's work for its "unparalleled insight and brilliant wit" that deeply transports readers into the Italian mind and spirit. Booklist's Kathleen McBroom describes the essays as engaging, ranging from didactic to amusing to evocative, and commends Severgnini's thoughtful observations about Italy and his hopefulness for the future.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593315637

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 May 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Vintage Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Beppe Severgnini is an acclaimed columnist and an editor for Italy's largest circulation daily newspaper, Corriere della Sera. A longtime Italian correspondent for The Economist and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, he traveled all over the world. Among his books are the New York Times bestseller La Bella Figura- A Field Guide to the Italian Mind, Off the Rails- a Train Trip Through Life, and the international bestseller Ciao, America!- An Italian Discovers the U.S. He lives with his family outside Milan.