Cover art for The Italians
Published
Penguin, April 2016
ISBN
9780241957622
Format
Softcover, 336 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.9cm × 1.9cm

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A deeply knowledgeable and enjoyable account of what makes the Italians tick

Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles.

John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind - and often belie - the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life- football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger, yet none for a hangover.

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