Rosaria Carpinelli Consulenze Editoriali - Manuale dell'imperfetto viaggiatore

Travel is a secondary issue. I am interested in travelers." That's right, Severgnini follows travelers, observes them, hilariously describes them, but without judging or condemning them. "We used to be tourists. We became travelers. Imperfect, but travelers," the author argues. We are curious, noisy, adventurous, hurried, generous. We read little and buy too much. We are overall honest, and rightly distrustful. We are tolerant. While foreigners visiting Italy get nervous when they run into other foreigners, we Italians, meeting other Italians, celebrate the event, showing a national pride that we keep well hidden at home. If you recognize yourself in these pages, we recommend that you be forgiving. With yourselves and with the author, who recalls, "If I have been able to describe the human comedy that surrounds our travels, the reason is only one: among the actors I am also among them, and I usually have a great time."

Publication date: 07.11.2001
Publisher: Rizzoli - Best BUR
Country: Italy