In ways no guide book can achieve, these twenty absorbing tales by Italian authors including Boccaccio, Giacomo Casanova, and Pier-Paolo Pasolini offer the delight of exploring one of the world's most unique cities thorough a wide variety of...
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In ways no guide book can achieve, these twenty absorbing tales by Italian authors including Boccaccio, Giacomo Casanova, and Pier-Paolo Pasolini offer the delight of exploring one of the world's most unique cities thorough a wide variety of individual lives and epochs. Essential reading for anyone who has been to Rome or dreams of going there. Cover -- Contents -- General Introduction -- Introduction -- Abraham the Jew -- Release -- The New Thérèse -- The Shirt on the Wall -- Cola di Rienzo -- Freedom -- Blue Car -- Via Veneto Notes -- Lorette Ellerup -- Two Days to Christmas -- Isabella De Luna -- The Rubber Twins -- The Beautiful Hand -- The Girl with the Braid -- 16 October 1943 -- Samia -- Exmatriates -- Romulus and Remus -- The Small Hours -- The Sound of Woodworm -- Notes on the Authors -- Further Reading and Viewing -- Publisher's Acknowledgements -- Map of Rome.
