Italian Life av Tim Parks

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<p><b>''Parks...offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes Italians so Italian'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><b><br>How does Italy <i>really</i> work?</b><br><br>When Valeria travels from hot, dusty Basilicata to begin her studies in a northern university town, she has little idea of the kind of education she will find there. <i>Italian Life</i> is her story, and that of the students and professors around her: a story of power and corruption, influence and exclusion, and the workings of a society where your connections are <i>everything</i>.<br><br>Written with flair and insight, <i>Italian Life</i> joins Tim Parks'' bestselling books about his beloved and paradoxical adopted country. It is a gripping, entertaining, behind-the-scenes account of how Italy actually happens, and the ways it can surprise those who know it inside out.<br><br><b> ''A satisfyingly truthful, entertaining and provocative comedy'' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b></p>