Mamma Mia! - Hardcover

Severgnini, Beppe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847837416 ISBN 13: 9780847837410

Publisher: Rizzoli Ex Libris, 2011

Synopsis

What is it in the operatic Italian psyche that allows-indeed, forgives, even applauds-Italy’s premier for conducting a lifestyle as decadent as a Fellini extravaganza, while organizing an ongoing string of questionable behaviors and politically incorrect gaffes not seen since the days of Nero? All this, and yet Mr. Berlusconi remains completely “understood” by so many of his countrymen-some of whom keep coming back for more!
Best-selling writer Beppe Severgnini, who by explaining America to Italians humorously immortalized American behavior in his book Ciao, America!, now trains his sights on his own countrymen. Through witty yet substantive anecdotes touching on Italy’s current political and economic climate, Severgnini decodes the Italian premier’s style and appeal, exploring his rise to power and creating a compulsively readable portrait of Italy today.

About this title

About the Author:

Beppe Severgnini is one of Italy’s best-known journalists. A columnist for Italy’s leading newspaper Corriere della Sera and a contributor to Time magazine, The Financial Times, and The Economist, he is the author of the bestsellers La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind, and Ciao, America!: An Italian Discovers the U.S.

Review:

"The book, like the prime minister himself, is full of jaw-dropping tidbits--some surreal, some hilarious. For pop psychology and entertainment, there's plenty." -Vanity Fair

About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli Ex Libris
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0847837416
• ISBN 13: 9780847837410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200