Corrado Augias is a celebrated author and journalist who has worked as a correspondent for L'Espresso and La Republica. In addition to celebrated historical titles on Paris, New York, London, and a biography of Amedeo Modigliani, Augias has written a number of successful screenplays for television and film in Italy. His books have been translated into English, French, Spanish, and German. His titles include The Secrets of Rome and The Secrets of Italy.
Alta L. Price is a translator and editor specializing in Italian and German literature, as well as essays and criticism on art, architecture, design, history, and culture. The many Italian authors she's worked with include Stefano Boeri, Germano Celant, Giovanni Lussu, Umberto Eco, and Arturo Schwarz.
..".a fantastic collection of anecdotes and quirky stories about
the Italian people and mysterious places up and down the book."
-Foreword Magazine
"TOP 10 Travel: Native son Corrado Augias focuses on what makes
Italy tick as he takes the country apart, exploring its history,
its cities, its literature, and its contradictions, contrasting
Michelangelo with the Mafia, Pavarotti with Berlusconi, to discover
the nature of the Italian character." -Publisher's Weekly
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