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Title:
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La Bella Lingua
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Author:
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Dianne Hales
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Genre:
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Non-Fiction/Language
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Synopsis:
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An American lady charts the development of modern Italian
using her own study of and passion for the language (a 20 year journey).
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Verdict:
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Lots of excellent historical detail of the politics and
literature that helped develop and cement modern Italian. There’s a bit of
name dropping but it the personal anecdotes aren’t too self-indulgent and whilst enthusiastic, her descriptions of
Italian society aren’t too overly
romanticised.
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Pages:
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290
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Read:
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April – May 2012
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17 May 2012
#141. La Bella Lingua by Dianne Hales
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