Tim Parks Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Tim Parks

@combrayfinches Ah... a thousand thanks. If you're interested in Hardy, I wrote something much longer about his whole mind set in an OUP paperback, The Novel, a Survival Skill. Funnily enough, looking today at an Italian translation of Hardy's poems...

Tim Parks

"The Hero's Way is unique. Not a guide, not a memoir, not a historical account, but all these genres together, masterfully alternated thanks to a prose that is ironic, lucid, sometimes lyrical, on occasion moving." Roberto Balzani, Il Sole 24 Ore

Tim Parks

Taking the opportunity of this tweet to recommend, Garibaldi: Citizen of the World: A Biography by Alfonso Scirocco. A wonderful book. https://t.co/S6vRjA0ntJ

Tim Parks

Dead Souls ... [Riviere's] pitiless, often hilarious satire ... feels fresh, candid, and, though no one dares to use the word in this book, heartfelt.

Tim Parks

You can read these short essays on literature and translation in the NYRB daily, but there's a paywall after the first article. Otherwise, this is in the collection Where I'm Reading From. There is a second collection Pen in Hand.... https://t.co/r4xIhjJ3Aw

Tim Parks

Good to see the translation of Calasso's The Book of All Books shortlisted for @LitTranslate's prize... It really is an eye-opener. Congrats to others on the list @botsford_cla @lisapike69 @Allisonucci @BrianRobMoore https://t.co/CERq8aae1t

Tim Parks

The Economist's puts An Italian Education among it's best 6 reads on Italy...https://economist.com/economist-reads/2022/06/27/our-rome-correspondent-on-the-six-books-that-serve-as-the-best-guide-to-italy