That Fine Italian Hand

by Hofmann Paul

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ISBN: R9780805017298

Format
Paperback / softback
Pages
264
Publication date
15/03/1991
Publisher
Holt

Description

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.

Additional information

Weight 265 g
Dimensions 139 × 14 × 215 mm