The Seasons of Rome: A Journal
by Paul Hofmann
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Author: Paul HofmannEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-03-15
ISBN: 0805055975
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
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Book Review: A Vibrant Patchwork of Impressions
Summary: 5 Stars
This is old-school journalism at its best. Hofmann takes the year as it comes, and, journal style, writes a few sketches every month. Having lived in Rome for thirty years, he knows a lot about it, and he draws on his wealth of information, memory, impressions, and connections to give vivid pictures of the holidays that roll around or reflections prompted by chance events. His range is delightful -- from the pope to Vespa-riding robbers, from diplomats to gypsies, from horse shows to opera, from the mafia to the gattare [stray cat feeders]. If he needs statistics, he knows how to get them and unobtrusively adds them. He is not coy about using addresses, so I read with a map. I knew little about Rome when I began this book, but by the end I felt I knew where things were, what the flavor of the city is. It's not a travel guide, it's deep background for a visit.
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