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Four Seasons in Rome

By Doerr

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Four Seasons in Rome

By Doerr

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On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome... 'Four Seasons in Rome' charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerr's varied adventures in one of the most enchanting cities in the world, and the first year of parenthood. He reads Pliny, Dante, and Keats - the chroniclers of Rome who came before him - and visits the piazzas, temples, and ancient cisterns they describe. He attends the vigil of a dying Pope John Paul II and takes his twins to the Pantheon in December to wait for snow to fall through the oculus. He and his family are embraced by the butchers, grocers, and bakers of the neighbourhood, whose clamour of stories and idiosyncratic child-rearing advice is as compelling as the city itself. This intimate and revelatory book is a celebration of Rome, a wondrous look at new parenthood and a fascinating account of the alchemy of writers.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2016-12-29
Publication Date:
2008-06-16
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0007265298
ISBN13:
9780007265299
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
155 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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