โ Scribed by Barzini, Luigi
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The โfatal charm of Italyโ has held Lord Byron ๏ฟฝ and millions of tourists ever since ๏ฟฝ in its spell. Yet, beneath โthe brilliant and vivacious surfaceโ, what are the realities of Italian life? Few writers have ever painted a portrait of their compatriots as crisp, frank and fearless as Luigi Barziniโs. Cutting through the familiar clich๏ฟฝs, he instructs us with a cascade of anecdotes and provides a marvellous guided tour through centuries of history. He examines Machiavelli and Mussolini, popes, pilgrims and prostitutes, cliques and conspiracies, Casanova and the crippling power of the Church. Yet alongside the Baroque exuberance and spectacular display, the love of life and the life of love, he also shows us a divided nation, injustice, ignorance, poverty and fear. All this is Italy, a country of dazzling achievement and an uncanny aptitude for getting round problems; both its virtues and its vices are celebrated in this sparkling book
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**Retail** **A vivid and surprising portrait of the Italian people from an admired foreign correspondent** How can a nation that spawned the Renaissance have produced the Mafia? How could people concerned with _bella figura_ (keeping up appearances) have elected Silvio Berlusconi as their leaderโn