Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay

Ben Taylor

ISBN 10: 0399159177 / ISBN 13: 9780399159176

Editore: Marian Wood Books/Putnam, 2012

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Riassunto:

It is a city of seemingly irreconcilable opposites, simultaneously glorious and ghastly. And it is Ben Taylor’s remarkable ability to meld these contradictions into a whole that makes this the exciting and original book it is. He takes his stroll around the bay with the acute sensitivity of a lover, the good humor of a friend, and the wisdom of a seeker who has immersed himself in all aspects of this contrapuntal culture. His curiosity leads him to many byways, both real and metaphoric, and his passion for this ancient city and its people becomes, in his graceful prose and amusing anecdotes, irresistibly contagious.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Benjamin Taylor is the author of two acclaimed novels—The Book of Getting Evenand Tales Out of School—and the editor of Saul Bellow: Letters, called byThe New York Times Book Review “an elegantissimo book. Our literature’s debt to Taylor is considerable.”

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Titolo: Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay
Casa editrice: Marian Wood Books/Putnam
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket