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William Murray (Author)

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Destination Book June 1, 1992
Since his childhood in Italy, William Murray has had a love affair with the country and its people. Here is his tribute to the Italy he so loves--a provocative, candid portrait that takes us off the beaten path and reveals an Italy not covered in any guidebook.

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The New Yorker 's Rome correspondent writes of his mother's native land, his affection tempered by awareness of its foibles.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Spending part of his childhood in Europe with his Italian mother and returning there for numerous extended visits since, Murray, noted contributor to The New Yorker , knows the terrain of Italy and temperament of its people. Different from Barbara Grizzuti Harrison's very personal travelog ( Italian Days , Grove-Weidenfeld, 1989) and Paul Hoffmann's dispassionate analysis ( That Fine Italian Hand , LJ 5/15/90), Murray's book combines vignettes of his experiences with journalistic accounts of the country's colorful citizenry: entrepreneurs, gangsters, an aging Italian immigrant in the ethnic ghetto in San Francisco. Some of the pieces found here have previously appeared in Traveler and Cosmopolitan , while others are original to the book. ALA voted Murray's Italy: The Fatal Gift ( LJ 9/15/82), one of the Notable Books of 1982. This current work is most likely headed for the same recognition and will be a good addition to any European studies or general collection.
-David Nudo, New York
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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