Palermo

Roberto Alajmo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2010
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-906598-17-4 (ISBN)

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Palermo's heart lies hidden under its many outer layers. This guide to the beautiful Sicilian capital uncovers each stratum to reveal its true character. It gives an insight into the city from a lifelong resident's point of view, showcasing its hidden cultural and culinary jewels and portraying its people.

Palermo's heart lies hidden under its many outer layers. In this unusual guide to the beautiful Sicilian capital, Roberto Alajmo uncovers each stratum to reveal its true character. Although disguised as a tourist's handbook, "Palermo" has much more to offer than ordinary recommendations for the intrepid traveller it gives an insight into the city from a lifelong resident's point of view, showcasing its hidden cultural and culinary jewels; portraying its people, and their secrets; and, touching on its politics and contentious mafia involvement. Seeing Palermo with one's own eyes is an ineffable experience, even for Alajmo; the essence of the city, its beauty, is the only aspect left to the reader to discover.

Roberto Alajmo was born in Palermo in 1959 and still lives there today, writing and working for the Italian television network RAI. He has published numerous works, many of which have won prestigious literary prizes in Italy: Almanacco siciliano delle morti presunte (1996) and Notizia del disastro (2001) won the Mondello prize; E stato il figlio was awarded the SuperVittorini and the SuperCommisso prizes. His latest novel, published in Italy in 2008, is La mossa del matto af fogato.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.8.2010
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 250 mm
Gewicht	666 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	1-906598-17-7 / 1906598177
ISBN-13	978-1-906598-17-4 / 9781906598174
Zustand	Neuware