Novels that have to do with Italy
Nov 1st, 2004 | 09:17 AM
#21
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This year I read "I'm Not Scared". I am sorry that I can not remember the author's name. He is an Italian and this book has been translated into many languages. Also made into a movie but only shown in major cities so do not know how good the movie is. It is out on DVD now so plan to rent it.
The story takes place in southern Italy in 1978. Perhaps I enjoyed it more than others might because we drove through southern Italy in 1978 (from Naples to Bari) so it was interesting to visualize the description of the scenery, the small villages etc.
The story takes place in southern Italy in 1978. Perhaps I enjoyed it more than others might because we drove through southern Italy in 1978 (from Naples to Bari) so it was interesting to visualize the description of the scenery, the small villages etc.
Nov 1st, 2004 | 09:18 AM
#22
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I forgot about the fantastic Donna Leon mysteries that are set in Venice and feature Commissario Guido Brunetti. These are my favorite mysteries right now and make you feel like you're reading in Venice. Most of the series is available in Europe but the ones available in the United States are:
Noble Radiance
Acqua Alta
Uniform Justice
They are so much fun!
Noble Radiance
Acqua Alta
Uniform Justice
They are so much fun!
Nov 1st, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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I loved "Evening Class" by Maeve Binchy. You get Ireland and Italy..what could be better? It is about an Italian class at a community college in Ireland. The class is taught by an Irish woman who has spent the last 26 years in Italy. It follows eight different classmates and the teachers stories and culminates in a trip to Italy.
Nov 1st, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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Just finished "The Confessor" by Daniel Silva, a mystery thriller, much of it taking place in Italy (Venice, Rome, The Vatican) along with a few other European locations. Highly recommend this if your a fan of this genre (i.e. Dan Brown fans should like Silva's novels).
Thanks for this thread. Just went to the library and picked up "Miss Garnet's Angel." I'll read that next.
FYI "A Thousand Days in Tuscany" has just been released. Sequel to "A Thousand Days in Venice."
Thanks for this thread. Just went to the library and picked up "Miss Garnet's Angel." I'll read that next.
FYI "A Thousand Days in Tuscany" has just been released. Sequel to "A Thousand Days in Venice."
Dec 2nd, 2005 | 11:57 AM
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Don't know where you were in Italy, but I have a couple of favorites. I am now reading the recently re-issued H.V. Morton's A TRAVELER IN ROME. He wrote in the 1950's about his sojourn there. It is full of history told in anecdotal fashion, so it's not dry. It brings me back to my recent days in Rome, as I read a bit every night before I go to sleep.
For a look at Tuscany during WWII, Iris Origo's wonderful THE WAR IN THE VAL D'ORCIA cannot be beat. She and her husband hid American soldiers and partisans in their woods, and saved the lives of many Italian orphans, even to walking them up a long "stradale bianca" to Montepulciano to hide them in a church basement.
This is a great thread! thanks.
For a look at Tuscany during WWII, Iris Origo's wonderful THE WAR IN THE VAL D'ORCIA cannot be beat. She and her husband hid American soldiers and partisans in their woods, and saved the lives of many Italian orphans, even to walking them up a long "stradale bianca" to Montepulciano to hide them in a church basement.
This is a great thread! thanks.
Dec 2nd, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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Cigalechanta, here's one of the many threads about movies set in Italy: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...mp;tid=4239003
Now, on to the books....
Now, on to the books....
