Hotel Milano: Booker shortlisted author of Europa
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From the bestselling, Booker-shortlisted chronicler of Italy, a classic novel about a man’s emotional reckoning in a changed world far from homeFrank’s reclusive existence in a leafy part of London is shattered when he is summoned to Milan for the funeral of an old friend. Preoccupied by this sudden intrusion of his past, he flies, oblivious, into the epicentre of a crisis he has barely registered on the news.It is spring, his luxury hotel offers every imaginable comfort; perhaps he will be able to weather the situation and return home unscathed? What Frank doesn’t know is that he’s about to make a discovery that will change his heart and his mind.Hotel Milano is a universal story from a unique moment in recent history: a book about the kindness of strangers, and about a complicated man who, faced with the possibility of saving a life, must also take stock of his own.
Additional information
Weight | 0.171 kg |
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Dimensions | 1.6 × 12.9 × 19.7 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 240 |
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Year Published | 2024-1-25 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 1529919630 |
About The Author | Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. He lives in Milan.Parks is the acclaimed author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, A Season with Verona, Teach Us to Sit Still, Italian Ways and Italian Life. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and has won many awards for both his work in English and his translations from the Italian, which include works by Alberto Moravia, Italo Calvino, Roberto Calasso, Antonio Tabucchi and Niccolò Machiavelli. |
Hotel Milano is one of Tim Parks' most engaging and satisfying books |
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Other text | Tim Parks, a long-time resident in Italy, is an accomplished writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and this deft and affecting short novel combines his skills |
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