North of Naples, south of Rome / Paolo Tullio ; with illustrations by Susan Morley.
By: Tullio, Paolo.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Dublin, Ireland : Chester Springs, PA : Lilliput Press, U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions, 1996Description: xviii, 234 p. : ill ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1874675821.Subject(s): Tullio, Paolo, 1949- | Comino Valley (Italy) -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 945.6 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store | 945.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00069991 | |
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 945.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00069990 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Based on the author's experiences of the region, this work takes a look at the Comino Valley in Italy, which lies north of Naples, south of Rome, surrounded by the Appenine peaks. It describes a chaotic wine competition, samples the Italian cantina, instructs on market-day haggling and surreptitious truffle-hunting, and investigates the scams and the charms of Naples. It also looks at an all-too-human bureucracy, informs on how to win a local election and roast a pig whole, observes the Catholic Church's close relationship to daily life, and reflects on how an earthquake saved the valley.
Picnics in the Snow -- Wine and the Baby Jesus -- Casa Nostra -- Families and Favours -- Difficult is best -- Naples and the law -- Racial Memories -- Bribesville -- Clean Hands -- Walking to Sinella's -- Sex and Fashion -- The Italian Larder -- Pyrotechnics and Drama -- Religion -- Then and Now -- Damming the Molarino.