"Dreams of Rivers and Seas" von Tim Parks ist ein Roman, der sich um die komplexen Themen Familie, Identität und kulturelle Unterschiede dreht. Die Geschichte folgt dem Protagonisten John James, einem jungen Mann, der nach dem Tod seines...

Painting Death von Parks, Tim

Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981 he moved to Italy where he has lived ever since. He is the author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, Cleaver, A Season with...

"Flammenzungen" von Tim Parks ist ein fesselnder Roman, der sich mit den Themen Identität, Glaube und persönlicher Transformation auseinandersetzt. Die Geschichte dreht sich um einen britischen Mann, dessen Leben durch eine Reihe...

Should you finish every book you start?How has your family influenced the way you read?What is literary style?How is the Nobel Prize like the World Cup?Why do you hate the book your friend likes?Is writing really just like any other...

'Parks...offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes Italians so Italian' The TimesHow does Italy really work?When Valeria travels from hot, dusty Basilicata to begin her studies in a northern university...

Ehebruch und andere Zerstreuungen (Goldmann Allgemeine Reihe)

A darkly comic novel about the end of a marriage, told in reverse. Recounts what happens when youthful devotion has given way to dog walking, separate bed times and domestic tensions. From the author of "Europa" and "A Season With...

The first Duckworth novel is "Better than Silence of the Lambs . . . Macabre fun orchestrated with immaculate precision. It's a killer" (Los Angeles Times)Morris Duckworth teaches English to the pampered rich of Verona, and Morris is not...

Ehebruch und andere Zerstreuungen

A journey around Italy by train, full of humorous and insightful observations on what the railways and their travellers reveal about the country. From an author well-known for his books about Italy; "A Season With Verona", "An Italian...

'Elegantly written, full of wit and charm, this is travel writing at its very best' Orlando FigesIn the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy's legendary revolutionary hero, fled Rome and led 4,000 of his men hundreds of miles...