Name: Ciao, America! An Italian Discovers the U. S. (en Inglés)
SKU: 2582683
Price: 26920.00 CLP
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Author: Beppe Severgnini
ISBN: 9780767912365

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Ciao, America! An Italian Discovers the U. S. (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Broadway Books

Autor

Beppe Severgnini

Año

2003

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

242

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Peso

0.40

ISBN

0767912365

ISBN13

9780767912365

Categorías

Literatura de viajes

Ciao, America! An Italian Discovers the U. S. (en Inglés)

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In the wry but affectionate tradition of Bill Bryson, Ciao, America! is a delightful look at America through the eyes of a fiercely funny guest — one of Italy’s favorite authors who spent a year in Washington, D.C.When Beppe Severgnini and his wife rented a creaky house in Georgetown they were determined to see if they could adapt to a full four seasons in a country obsessed with ice cubes, air-conditioning, recliner chairs, and, of all things, after-dinner cappuccinos. From their first encounters with cryptic rental listings to their back-to-Europe yard sale twelve months later, Beppe explores this foreign land with the self-described patience of a mildly inappropriate beachcomber, holding up a mirror to America’s signature manners and mores. Succumbing to his surroundings day by day, he and his wife find themselves developing a taste for Klondike bars and Samuel Adams beer, and even that most peculiar of American institutions -- the pancake house.The realtor who waves a perfect bye-bye, the overzealous mattress salesman who bounces from bed to bed, and the plumber named Marx who deals in illegally powerful showerheads are just a few of the better-than-fiction characters the Severgninis encounter while foraging for clues to the real America. A trip to the computer store proves just as revealing as D.C.’s Fourth of July celebration, as do boisterous waiters angling for tips and no-parking signs crammed with a dozen lines of fine print. By the end of his visit, Severgnini has come to grips with life in these United States -- and written a charming, laugh-out-loud tribute.