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An Italian Journey

Giono, JeanCumming, John(Translated by)
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In An Italian Journey, Jean Giono describes his journey to the land of his father's people.

A reluctant traveler (he rarely left Provence), Giono discovers a strange beauty not only in the palazzi and canals of Venice but also in wistful waiters, suspicious hairdressers, pugnacious men of God, recalcitrant coffeemakers, umbrellas, and field machinery.

In Giono's world a stamp collectors' market can appear to verge on revolution and inept municipal musicians suddenly offer Mozartian joys.

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Product Details
0810160285 / 9780810160286
Paperback / softback
30/03/2001
United States
188 pages
133 x 210 mm, 525 grams
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