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An Irish writer wanders through postwar Italy, bringing humour and an unpredictable personal eye to the discoveries of a summer journey.

Essays

O'Faolain's Italian travels unfold with humour and surprise, giving a postwar journey the intimate texture of a writer's remembered encounters.

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