Owl Book That Fine Italian Hand
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0805017291
Category
General works covering all fields of knowledge
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Publication Year
1991
Publisher
Pages
238
Series Name
Abstract
No other people over so long a history have shown a greater knack for survival and adaptability 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.
Number of Copies
1
