That fine Italian hand
By: Paul Hofmann.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: H. Holt
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: National characteristics, Italian; Italy -- Civilization
Description: No other people over so long a history have shown a greater knack for survival than the Italians. In this wryly affectionate book, Hofmann reveals his adopted countrymen in all their glorious paradoxes, capturing their national essence as no other book has done since Luigi Barzini's More ... classic, The Italians. The national art of arrangement-- dodging taxes, double-dealing, working only as hard as one must-- is counteracted by Italian inventive genius, gusto for life, fierce individuality, deep family bonds (as well as animosities), and a marvelously hedonistic sophistication.
Notes: "A Donald Hutter book."
Includes index.