Fleeting Rome: In Search of La Dolce Vita

by Carlo Levi

Book Overview

Only a renaissance man could have described this glorious city in its heyday. And only Carlo Levi, writer, painter, politician and one of the last century's most celebrated talents, could depict Rome at the height of its optimism and vitality after World War II. In Fleeting Rome, the era of post war 'La Dolce Vita' is brought magnificently to life in the daily bustle of Rome's street traders, housewives and students at work and play, the colourful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470871849
• ISBN13: 9780470871843
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.5"