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| Publisher | Harper |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007265299 |
| Book Description | ‘Four Seasons in Rome’ charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerr's varied adventures in one of the most enchanting cities in the world and the first year of parenthood. He reads Pliny, Dante and Keats – the chroniclers of Rome who came before him – and visits the piazzas, temples and ancient cisterns they describe. He attends the vigil of a dying Pope John Paul II and takes his twins to the Pantheon in December to wait for snow to fall through the oculus. He and his family are embraced by the butchers, grocers and bakers of the neighbourhood, whose clamour of stories and idiosyncratic |
| Editorial Review | ‘Anthony Doerr found himself in the perfect Eternal City with the eternal Paternal Problem: how to care for two beautiful newborn twins while still doing his work as a writer and student and observer. The result is a funny, precise, touching account of cultural barricades crossed and fatherly exhaustions overcome; a story of the universalities of parenting and the specificities of Roman life that will lift the heart of every parent and delight the mind of every lover of Italy.’ Adam Gopnik, author of ‘Through the Children's Gate and From Paris to the Moon’ |
| About the Author | Anthony Doerr lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and twin sons. He is the author of ‘The Shell Collector’ and ‘About Grace’ and is one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists |
| Language | English |
| Author | Anthony Doerr |
| Number of Pages | 224 |
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