{"product_id":"italian-life-tim-parks-9781529112580","title":"Italian Life","description":"'Parks...offers detailed cultural observation, witty yet eagle-eyed, of what makes Italians so Italian' The Times\nHow does Italy really work?\nWhen Valeria travels from hot, dusty Basilicata to begin her studies in a northern university town, she has little idea of the kind of education she will find there. Italian Life is her story, and that of the students and professors around her: a story of power and corruption, influence and exclusion, and the workings of a society where your connections are everything.\nWritten with flair and insight, Italian Life joins Tim Parks' bestselling books about his beloved and paradoxical adopted country. It is a gripping, entertaining, behind-the-scenes account of how Italy actually happens, and the ways it can surprise those who know it inside out.\n 'A satisfyingly truthful, entertaining and provocative comedy' Daily Telegraph","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50564503503136,"sku":"9781529112580","price":11.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781529112580.jpg?v=1780948849","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/italian-life-tim-parks-9781529112580","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}