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Title: That Fine Italian Hand by Paul Hofmann ISBN: 0-8050-1729-1 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: March, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Indispensible for first time visitor to Italy!
Comment: My favorite book by one of the most prolific authors of the italian cultural scene. Hofmann leaves no doubt as to his love for his adopted home, yet far from being a chamber of commerce puff piece, he endeavors to portray the real italy to his readers. Anybody traveling to Italy would do well to read this book, I've traveled to Italy on several occasions and find myself returning to this book again and again.
Rating: 5
Summary: That fine Hofmann sensibility ...
Comment: Any American with a genuine interest in Italy and its people should read all the tales of Hofmann on the subject. Begin anywhere, but do not neglect That Fine Italian Hand.
An expatriot Austrian since the eve of WWII, Hofmann describes l'Italia with the intimacy of 50-odd years living there - combined with the objectivity of one who admits he will never BE an Italian. Far from being over critical, Hofmann is almost heartbreakingly aware of both the many glories of "Italianness" and the equally numerous shortcomings. He finds both to be essentially inseparable and probably indispensable to the very survival of the place and its people.
Paul Hofmann's work never fails to educate - even while it entertains. History, culture and anthropology in an easy-to-digest ragout.
Rating: 4
Summary: Unflattering -- but accurate portrait
Comment: Most of the reviews have to do with not liking what he has to say about Italians -- they can't really question the accuracy of the information, which is fondamentally sound. Italians or those of Italian descent may not find it a flattering portrait, but it is worth reading just the same. The author has done his homework and most of the data still holds after 10 years...
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Title: The Seasons of Rome : A Journal by Paul Hofmann ISBN: 0805055975 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Italians by Luigi Barzini ISBN: 0684825007 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 03 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Italian Days by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison ISBN: 0871137275 Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Cento Citta: A Guide to the "Hundred Cities & Towns" of Italy by Paul Hofmann ISBN: 0805014659 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: January, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Desiring Italy : Women Writers Celebrate the Passions of a Country and Culture by Susan Cahill ISBN: 0449910806 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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