That Fine Italian Hand

No other people over so long a history have shown a greater knack for survival than the Italians. In this wryly affectionate book, Hofmann reveals his adopted countrymen in all their glorious paradoxes, capturing their national essence as no other book has done since Luigi Barzini's classic, The Italians. The national art of "arrangement"-- dodging taxes, double-dealing, working only as hard as one must-- is counteracted by Italian inventive genius, gusto for life, fierce individuality, deep family bonds (as well as animosities), and a marvelously hedonistic sophistication.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Published: 03/15/1991
ISBN: 9780805017298
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.48w x 0.64d

Review Citations: Library Journal 09/15/2004 pg. 92