If you’re even just a little bit interested in football and have an affinity with Italy, then you’ll love this book. It gives a fascinating insight into the intricacies of Italian football, its place in the Italian psyche and the emotional upheavals experienced by a small group of passionately dedicated fans. It’s endlessy interesting and exciting to the last page.
Tim Parks is English, but has lived in Italy for twenty years so he writes with that perfect blend of an outsider’s clarity of observation combined with a deep understanding and empathy for all things Italian. A Season with Verona describes the football team Hellas Verona’s mixed fortunes in one season of playing in the A Group of Italian football. The book gives a scary but amazing insight into the violent world of football fans, the strangely detached life of players on the local team, and the anxieties of the club’s owner and management team. Tim Parks weaves it all together with clever observations on Italian society and attitudes. A very satisfying combo.
Tim Parks has written many books, both fiction and non-fiction. I have only read Italian Neighbours and An Italian Education, both non-fiction, but highly recommend him. He is such a good writer and sharp observer, I find him irresistible.
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