Books

by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:36
George Clooney’s film, “The American” is likely to spark new interest in the cookery of Abruzzo.In the film, which is to be released in the US on Wednesday,…
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by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 08/30/2010 - 03:49
Words by Pat EggletonThe A level student became a university student and there she studied Italian and fell in love with Italy on a first trip to Bergamo in…
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by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 06/25/2010 - 04:52
Words by Pat EggletonToday I want to share with you some of my favourite reading about Sicily. These are not travel guides but well-written, informative works…
by ITALY | Tue, 06/08/2010 - 03:54
If you are going to be in Rome between now and 22nd June you have a chance to attend the International Literature Festival at the Basilica di Massenzio in the…
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by Carla Passino | Wed, 12/16/2009 - 05:09
One of Italy’s most popular authors, Emilio Salgari remains relatively little known in English speaking countries. Which is a shame because his books are…
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 11/02/2009 - 09:46
Silvio Berlusconi is a wanted man: an unnamed Italian publishing company has told the author of a book about the world’s greatest rule-breakers that an…
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by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 11/02/2009 - 04:06
The poet Alda Merini died in hospital in Milan yesterday after a long battle with cancer. Considered one of the most important poetic voices of twentieth…
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by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 10/27/2009 - 06:48
The 2010 edition of lo Zingarelli , Vocabolario della lingua italiana [ Zanichelli ] Italy’s bestselling Italian dictionary, has been published amid a chorus…
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by Frederick Vreeland | Tue, 09/15/2009 - 05:17
Words by Frederick Vreeland - Pictures by CuboimagesThe J. Paul Getty Museum has published a new guide: Key to Rome by myself and my wife Vanessa, which…
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by ITALY | Mon, 01/09/2006 - 06:12
  The Italian publisher of the Harry Potter books was gnashing its teeth on Friday after it emerged that hundreds of copies of the latest adventure were…