The Dark Heart of Italy
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The Dark Heart of Italy: Travels Through Time and Space Across Italy is a 2003 non-fiction book by British
journalist Tobias Jones
detailing his four years spent in Italy
, along with discussions on the history and politics of the country. The Dark Heart of Italy was a bestseller in Britain, Italy and the United States. ("The Dark Heart will ensure Italy remains an object of our fascination". Sebastian Skeaping, The Observer 2003.)Following its publication, he was short-listed for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award.
An Italian translation by Chicca Galli was published by Rizzoli with the title "Il cuore oscuro dell'Italia - Un viaggio tra odio e amore".
United Kingdom
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journalist Tobias Jones
Tobias Jones (writer)
-Biography:Tobias Jones is a British author and journalist. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, and he then worked at the London Review of Books and the Independent on Sunday. He moved to Parma in Italy in 1999. He returned to the UK in 2004...
detailing his four years spent in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, along with discussions on the history and politics of the country. The Dark Heart of Italy was a bestseller in Britain, Italy and the United States. ("The Dark Heart will ensure Italy remains an object of our fascination". Sebastian Skeaping, The Observer 2003.)Following its publication, he was short-listed for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award.
An Italian translation by Chicca Galli was published by Rizzoli with the title "Il cuore oscuro dell'Italia - Un viaggio tra odio e amore".