That Fine Italian Hand

Hofmann, Paul

ISBN 10: 0805017291 / ISBN 13: 9780805017298

Published by Holt Paperbacks, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: That Fine Italian Hand
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805017291
• ISBN 13: 9780805017298
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

No other people over so long a history have shown a greater knack for survival than the Italians. In this wryly affectionate book, Hofmann reveals his adopted countrymen in all their glorious paradoxes, capturing their national essence as no other book has done since Luigi Barzini's classic, The Italians. The national art of "arrangement"-- dodging taxes, double-dealing, working only as hard as one must-- is counteracted by Italian inventive genius, gusto for life, fierce individuality, deep family bonds (as well as animosities), and a marvelously hedonistic sophistication.

About the Author

Paul Hofmann was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times for almost thirty-five years and was chief of its Rome Bureau. He is the author of The Vatican's Women, and presently a contributor to the Sunday magazine of the Times, as well as its Travel section. He lives in Rome.