Mar 06 2009
Italy Travel Books
Looking for a travel book about Italy?
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert—This extremely popular, and somewhat controversial, memoir (soon-to-be-movie starring Julia Roberts) follows the author as she escapes an unhappy marriage and searches for pleasure, spirituality, and a balance between the two in Italy, India, and Indonesia. Readers will enjoy and appreciate the journey and Gilbert’s honesty, as this review agrees. Another detailed review is also available. (Contribution from The Mindful Tourist and My Nguyen).
Italian Journey by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe—One of the world’s most well-known writers chronicles his exploration of Lake Garda, Venice, Rome, Naples and Sicily in 1768—sharing detailed images of the architecture and countryside, philosophy, and insight into the Italian way of life. Learn more about Italy from this brilliant mind. More information about Goethe’s Italian Journey is available. (Contribution from Journeys and Adventures.)
Northern Italy
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham–The well-known author deviates from the normal courtroom drama genre to share a fictional story of a disgraced NFL football player who moves to Italy and explores a new country for the first time. His visits around the country, his gourmet meals, and his Italian neighbors, friends, and teammates are all interesting and describe Italy from an interesting perspective. (Contribution from Journeys and Adventures).
Southern Italy
Pompeii: A Novel by Robert Harris–In this fine historical by British novelist Harris (Archangel; Enigma; Fatherland), an upstanding Roman engineer rushes to repair an aqueduct in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, which, in A.D. 79, is getting ready to blow its top. Find out more about the book (including several reviews) at amazon.com. (Contribution from The Mindful Tourist.)
