In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In the last few years I've greatly enjoyed the giallo genre written or translated into English. I'll offer a few authors Michael Dibdin, Donna Leon, Magdalen Nabb and Andrea Camilleri (in translation).
Tim Parks has written some fine things too. I'm not a football fan but I found 'A YEAR WITH VERONA' fascinating.
Now as to more classical fiction I will think that over further.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
The Wings of the Dove - Henry James
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
There may be some useful hints here:
[url]http://www.italymag.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=616&highlight=reading[/url]
Loads of them here
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/01/2005 - 06:40In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[url]http://italian-mysteries.com/[/url]
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[QUOTE=Girasole][url]http://italian-mysteries.com/[/url][/QUOTE]
I would like to propose a new category for this forum - films and books - we could have several threads:
½ûÂþÌìÌà films
Non ½ûÂþÌìÌà films about (or filmed in) Italy
½ûÂþÌìÌà books in ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ
½ûÂþÌìÌà books translated into English
Non ½ûÂþÌìÌà books set in Italy
Travel books about Italy
Online book/film club
If anyone agrees with me then please petition Ronald and Sano.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Ciao Ivan,
books which we have thoroughly enjoyed are :
Love & War in the Appenines (?) by Eric Newby -especially as you can follow his trek on your map.
½ûÂþÌìÌà Nighbours by Tim Parks
An ½ûÂþÌìÌà Education, also by Tim Parks.
Will list you a few films when a relative thread begins!
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
The City of Falling Angels - John Berendt
Bookclub etc!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/01/2005 - 14:29In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Sdoj maybe you have not noticed but Kim and David of Tuscanhills have already introduced a bookclub [url]www.vitabookclub.com[/url] which has introduced some of the points you mention.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[QUOTE=Cassini]In the last few years I've greatly enjoyed the giallo genre written or translated into English. I'll offer a few authors Michael Dibdin, Donna Leon, Magdalen Nabb and Andrea Camilleri (in translation).
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This really intrigues me.
Did you red Montalbano's stories?
They're written in an amazing melting pot of italian and sicilian in a language that is very musical, this is half of the novels' beauty, so I wonder how it sounds translated in english.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[QUOTE=DavidandLinda]Sdoj maybe you have not noticed but Kim and David of Tuscanhills have already introduced a bookclub [url]www.vitabookclub.com[/url] which has introduced some of the points you mention.[/QUOTE]
Ooooh, blimey, yes.......... forgot about that!
Come join (please!) ;)
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I have to 'second' the vote for Don Camillo............... I had to resort to eBay for mine, but worth the hassle!
[QUOTE=Ivan]Having just started to re-read Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" with its vivid evocation of war on the Alpine slopes I started to muse whether it would be possible to draw up a top 20, say, of works written in English with an ½ûÂþÌìÌà setting either in the foreground or background or wherever!!
My other recommendation would be E.M.Forster's "A Room with a View".
Any other suggestions?
Ivan.[/QUOTE]
What about Shakespeare ?
Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and at least ten more tragedies or comedies....