Italian Education
by Tim Parks
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Author: Tim ParksEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-09-01
ISBN: 0380727609
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: Growing up Italian
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed this book (as I enjoyed most of Parks' others) particularly because it was an interesting look at parents and children, and especially how our childhoods create the adults who fit into a certain milieu. How does an Italian/British/American child grow up into an adult that can navigate the ins and outs of the particular culture to which it belongs? It's an interesting topic for me, especially as I'm an American who mostly grew up overseas, and I was interested in Parks' musings on how his children would grow up with radically different assumptions about how the world works than he did.
Unlike some reviewers, I didn't notice Parks being especially whiny, and for me the book captured my interest throughout.
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