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Wanneer Parks wordt gekweld door pijn die niemand lijkt te kunnen verklaren of verhelpen, wordt hij gedwongen een paar harde waarheden over de relatie tussen lichaam en geest, over onze hectische samenleving en over zijn schrijverschap onder ogen te zien. Hij vindt tot zijn eigen verbazing verlichting in het doen van ademhalings- en ontspanningsoefeningen. Uiteindelijk komt hij zelfs uit bij meditatie, en dit was wel het allerlaatste wat Parks...

Nel momento in cui i medici avevano rinunciato a curarmi - e io a farmi curare da loro -, proprio quando mi vedevo già imprigionato in una condizione di vita contrassegnata dal dolore cronico, c'è stato qualcuno che mi ha proposto un modo bizzarro per venirne fuori: 'Impara a stare fermo e a respirare', è stato il consiglio". Afflitto da una malattia invalidante che nessuno riesce a spiegare o alleviare, Tim Parks comincia a esplorare il miste...

Arising from a dissatisfaction with blandly general or abstrusely theoretical approaches to translation, this book sets out to show, through detailed and lively analysis, what it really means to translate literary style.

Teach Us to Sit Still is the visceral, thought-provoking, and inexplicably entertaining story of how Tim Parks found himself in serious pain, how doctors failed to help, and the quest he took to find his own way out.Overwhelmed by a crippling condition which nobody could explain or relieve, Parks follows a fruitless journey through the conventional medical system only to find relief in the most unexpected place: a breathing exercise that event...

A selection of Parks' best essays on the literature of Italy, from Machiavelli to Tabucchi.

Tim Parks's best seller, Italian Neighbors, offered a sparkling, witty, and acutely observed account of an expatriate's life in a small village outside of Verona. Now in An Italian Education, Parks continues his chronicle of adapting to Italian society and culture, while raising his Italian-born children. With the exquisite eye for detail, character, and intrigue that has brought him acclaim as a novelist, Parks creates an enchanting portrait ...

Before they achieved renown as patrons of the arts and de facto rulers of Florence, the Medici family earned their fortune in banking. But even at the height of the Renaissance, charging interest of any kind meant running afoul of the Catholic Church's ban on usury. Tim Parks reveals how the legendary Medicis-Cosimo and Lorenzo "the Magnificent" in particular-used the diplomatic, military, and even metaphysical tools at hand, along with a heal...

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The second Duckworth novel is "A wild and wacky thriller that's like sharing a roller-coaster ride with a suave maniac" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Morris Duckworth can't get over Massimina, or Mimi, as he likes to refers to her. But then, he should have thought of that before he kidnapped and killed her. Only now, living in Verona and married to Mimi's sister, does he appreciate how much he misses her and how blindly he has stumbled i...

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The first Duckworth novel is "Better than Silence of the Lambs . . . Macabre fun orchestrated with immaculate precision. It's a killer" (Los Angeles Times)Morris Duckworth teaches English to the pampered rich of Verona, and Morris is not pleased. Living a meager existence in a squalid apartment, he regards his privileged students with envy and disdain, first wreaking revenge by petty theft, and then, like all good criminals, graduating to gran...

Sex is forbidden at the Dasgupta Institute, the Buddhist retreat where Beth Marriot has taken refuge. Beth has been working as a server in the kitchen, assisting the clients while also practicing meditation to calm her demons. Like the clients who pay to be there, the servers must observe the rules, and silence and separation of the sexes are chief among them.But Beth is at a crossroads in her life. She came here torn between two lovers, estra...

Thomas en Mary zijn dertig jaar getrouwd. Ze hebben twee kinderen, een hond en een huis in een buitenwijk. Al jaren groeien ze steeds verder uit elkaar, keer op keer bereikt hun relatie een kritiek punt, maar kan Thomas niet beslissen te vertrekken. Wat gebeurt er in een relatie als de prille liefde allang heeft plaatsgemaakt voor sleur en je in een ritme terecht bent gekomen van de hond uitlaten, na elkaar naar bed gaan en ruziemaken over wie...

In the hallucinatory light and heat of a Mediterranean island, a geologist arrives to inspect a granite quarry where a worker has been killed in suspicious circumstances. Conflicting messages and complex motivations abound until, from the dust and roar of the stone mill, the jagged contours of a harrowing conspiracy emerge.

Arising from a dissatisfaction with blandly general or abstrusely theoretical approaches to translation, this book sets out to show, through detailed and lively analysis, what it really means to translate literary style

Bored and broke, Morris Duckworth, an English teacher in Verona, stumbles on a plan for financial salvation - to marry Massimina, a seventeen-year-old student. Obsessed by self-advancement and excitement, Morris' dreams of blackmail, theft and murder plunge him deep into a chilling nightmare of deception and violence.

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The Scheme of Things, a coming-of-age story with a thriller twist, poses the question: Have you ever had a secret? For young Henry Dodge, every day is an exercise in keeping his. Whether it's his sketchbook falling into the hands of his older brother, John, or saying the wrong thing to his parents Big Ed and Kate, which may tip them off to the fact that he knows he is different. He would rather spend his afternoons with his friend Kelley, perf...

The Scheme of Things, a coming-of-age story with a thriller twist, poses the question: Have you ever had a secret? For young Henry Dodge, every day is an exercise in keeping his. Whether it's his sketchbook falling into the hands of his older brother, John, or saying the wrong thing to his parents Big Ed and Kate, which may tip them off to the fact that he knows he is different. He would rather spend his afternoons with his friend Kelley, perf...