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Description edit
In this consummate portrait of the Italian people, bestselling author, publisher, journalist, and politician Luigi Barzini delves deeply into the Italian national character, discovering both its great qualities and its imperfections. Barzini is startlingly frank as he examines "the two... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Southern Italy
- Rome
- Europe
- Sicily
- Naples
- Florence
- Spain
- United States
- Venice
- Paris
- Palermo
- Gonzaga
- Germany
- Milan
- London
- New York
- America
- Bologna
- England
- Cola
- Fornovo
- Switzerland
- Stendhal
- Goethe
- Russia
- North Africa
- Vatican
- Romagna
- Moscow
- Providence
- Vienna
- Middle Ages
- Hollywood
First Sentence edit
ITALIANS are pleased and perplexed.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Luigi Barzini (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 914.5
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › History › Europe › Italy
- Books › History › World
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