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Books About Italy: Reviews and Excerpts
Whether you are preparing for an Italian vacation or just looking for
some armchair travel, there are a wealth of books on Italy, from
practical guidebooks to non-fiction accounts of moving to Italy to
great novels set in all time periods of Italian history. Perhaps the
most famous book on Italy in recent years is Under The Tuscan Sun
- and a whole genre of expat-meets-native-Italian life evolved from
Frances Mayes' book. At Dream of Italy, we're serious about reading, so
if you need a recommendation, see the articles below, we're adding to
them all the time.
The
article below is free for all readers to access:
Interview
with Frances Mayes, Author of Under The Tuscan Sun
The articles below are
available
to paid
subscribers only:
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The Dream Interview: Secrets of the Sistine Chapel (May 2008)
Imagine that the world's most celebrated fresco, studied and analyzed for hundreds of years, yields hidden messages, undiscovered for five centuries. Those messages contain Jewish symbols and messages of reconciliation between the faiths. These are the provocative contentions of the authors of a new book . . . read more
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Author Explores Hearts and Minds of Italians (September 2006)
In La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind, his second book after "Ciao America!" Beppe Severgnini takes his readers on a "tour" of the places where everyday Italian life can be most acutely observed and distilled: the airport, the highway, the bedroom, the piazza, the stadium and the beach, among them. . . . read more
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July/August 2005
This issue takes you on a culinary tour of Modena (featuring balsamic vinegar); introduces Emilia-Romagna's best restaurant; shares a dog's tale of Siena's Palio; gives helpful hints on how to get tickets for Palio events; reveals bargain places to stay in Florence; reviews new Italian cookbooks. (8 pages) . . . read more
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April 2005
This issue introduces you to Rome's best tour guide; a chocolate school in Perugia; one of Milan's chicest hotels. It also includes book reviews; new tours; information on a new leaning Tower of Pisa; a calendar of events in Italy from June to December 2005. (8 pages) . . . read more
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