Hell and Back
by Tim ParksIn Hell and Back, Tim Parks reminds us just how exciting the essay form can be - turning his attention to classic authors like Dante, Borges and Leopardi, as well as various contemporary writers including Vikram Seth, W.
Sebald and Salman Rushdie.
- First published
- 2012
- Publishers
- Penguin Random House
About Tim Parks
Born in Manchester in 1954, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981 he moved to Italy where he has lived ever since, raising a family of three children. He has written fourteen novels including Europa (shortlisted for the Booker prize), Destiny, Cleaver, and most recently In Extremis.During the nineties he wrote two, personal and highly popular accounts of his life in northern Italy, Italian Neighbours and An Italian Education. These were complemented in 2002 by A Season with Verona, a grand overview of Italian life as seen through the passion of football. Other non-fiction works include a history of the Medici bank in 15th century Florence, Medici Money and a memoir on health, illness and meditation, Teach Us to Sit Still. In 2013 Tim published his most recent non-fiction work on Italy, Italian Ways, on and off the rails from Milan to Palermo.Aside from his own writing, Tim has translated works by Moravia, Calvino, Calasso, Machiavelli and Leopardi; his critical book, Translating Style is considered a classic in its field. He is presently working on a translation of Cesare Pavese's masterpiece, The Moon and the Bonfires.A regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books, his many essays are collected in Hell and Back, The Fighter, A Literary Tour of Italy, and Life and Work. Over the last five years he has been publishing a series of blogs on writing, reading, translation and the like in the New York Review online. These have recently been collected in Where I am Reading From and Pen in Hand....
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Madison River drainage fisheries
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Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 3
James Parks
Nimona meets adventure time in the third installment of this full-color graphic novel about a singing skeleton who finally finds his origins alongside his gelatin monster sidekick!
Furious Jones and the Assassin's Secret
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When his dad’s book turns out to contain deadly secrets, twelve-year-old furious jones is thrust into a web of mystery and danger in this gripping page-turner.
Stranger in My Home
Adele Parks
Rovers Return
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Chalk and Cheese
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Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Restoring a Railway Station
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In 1871, the midland railway published its additional powers document for the gloucester and berkeley new docks branch.
Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates
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Precious
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Rainbow Unzipped
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Hugh Grant
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Queen
Tim Heald
In february 1952 king george vi died and his elder daughter elizabeth succeeded to the throne.
Untitled John Lennon Biography
Tim Riley
Queen
Tim Heald
In february 1952 king george vi died and his elder daughter elizabeth succeeded to the throne.
Barbarians
Tim Glencross
Forsaken
Tim Griggs
Forsaken
Tim Griggs
Queen
Tim Heald
In february 1952 king george vi died and his elder daughter elizabeth succeeded to the throne.
Stranger in My Home
Adele Parks
Untitled John Lennon Biography
Tim Riley
Therapy
Tim Ewbank and
Untitled John Lennon Biography
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Leading from the Frontline
Tim Johnson
King Conan Chronicles Epic Collection
Tim Truman
Hotel Milano
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Riderless Horse
Tim Upperton
Reporting the Second World War
Tim Luckhurst
Theatreness
Tim Crouch
The Story of Us
Tim Urban
The creator of the wildly popular blog wait but why explores the origins of human tribalism using science, history, and badly drawn comics--and proposes a better way for us all to get along.
History of Malaysia
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Winn and Doug the Waterdrops
Tim Olson
William Henry Jackson's Lens
Tim McNeese
UK Media Law Pocketbook
Tim Crook
As media law becomes more complicated and some of the leading textbooks thicker and larger, this concise guide provides core information without patronizing those with existing knowledge or bamboozling those with little expertise.
Brain Detective
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Mermaid Confidential
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Clinical Assessment and Monitoring for Paramedics
Tim Kilner
A unique systems approach to assessment and history taking- core components of a paramedic's role.
Incarcerating Children
Tim Bateman
Proportional Response
Tim Enright
Hotel Milano
Tim Parks
Clinical Assessment and Monitoring for Paramedics
Tim Kilner
A unique systems approach to assessment and history taking- core components of a paramedic's role.
Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth
Tim Hillier
Theatreness
Tim Crouch
Clinical Assessment and Monitoring for Paramedics
Tim Kilner
A unique systems approach to assessment and history taking- core components of a paramedic's role.
Kids' Guide
Tim Collins
Virtual Events Management
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Sensory Theatre
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Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe
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If your moral character is flimsyor your wit be rather slow,oh dare not read these tales of whimsyfor often do they end in woe.
When History Teaches Us Nothing, Second Edition
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