The Hero's Way by Tim Parks
The acclaimed author of Italian Ways returns with an exploration into Italy's past and present-following in the footsteps of Garibaldi's famed 250-mile journey across the Apennines.
[An] utterly transporting chronicle-- Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review
A rattlingly good story....Mr. Parks's passionate engagement with this story lends this travelogue a special quality. -- Gregory Dowling, Wall Street Journal
A dream for armchair globetrotters...Parks intertwines his travelogue with thought-provoking contemplation on leadership, history, memory, politics, idealism and the true meaning of love of country. -- Jeremy Cliffe, The New Statesman
A chronicle of wiliness in defeat and the unlikely escape of a shrinking ragtag volunteer army...[T]he central point of how a seeming military debacle gradually became viewed as 'a glorious act of resistance' is powerfully made. -- Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times
A fresh, intriguing, environmentally sensitive, oddly endearing account. -- Jenny McPhee, Air Mail
Garibaldi's heroic journey and Parks' enthusiastic guide make this a trip well worth taking. -- Cory Oldweiler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Soulful...This gripping account of Italy's visionary past serves as a revealing window into its clouded present. -- Publishers Weekly (starred)
A rattlingly good story....Mr. Parks's passionate engagement with this story lends this travelogue a special quality. -- Gregory Dowling, Wall Street Journal
A dream for armchair globetrotters...Parks intertwines his travelogue with thought-provoking contemplation on leadership, history, memory, politics, idealism and the true meaning of love of country. -- Jeremy Cliffe, The New Statesman
A chronicle of wiliness in defeat and the unlikely escape of a shrinking ragtag volunteer army...[T]he central point of how a seeming military debacle gradually became viewed as 'a glorious act of resistance' is powerfully made. -- Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times
A fresh, intriguing, environmentally sensitive, oddly endearing account. -- Jenny McPhee, Air Mail
Garibaldi's heroic journey and Parks' enthusiastic guide make this a trip well worth taking. -- Cory Oldweiler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Soulful...This gripping account of Italy's visionary past serves as a revealing window into its clouded present. -- Publishers Weekly (starred)
Tim Parks’s acclaimed books about Italy include Italian Ways, Italian Neighbors, and An Italian Education. He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He lives in Italy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393866841 |
| ISBN 10 | 039386684X |
| Title | The Hero's Way |
| Author | Tim Parks |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2021-07-23 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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