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| Bibliography |
| Fiction |
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| DESTINY Vintage 1999 |
| On returning to England, Christopher Burton discovers the suicide of his son. Read review here |
| EUROPA Vintage 1997 |
| A coach journey across Europe reveals true nature of one man's jealousy and obsession. Read reviews here |
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| SHEAR Vintage 1993 |
| A geologist manages to get himself involved in a building scandal on a Mediterraean island. 'Powerfully haunting' Time Out |
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| GOODNESS Vintage 1991 |
| Computer programmer wants to flee strict Methodist upbringing, but is worried about wife and handicapped daughter. |
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| MIMI'S GHOST Vintage 1995 |
| Follow-up to CARA MASSIMINA, Murderous Morris Duckworth is haunted by ghost of Mimi, and still wants to be seen as pious. |
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| CARA MASSIMINA Vintage 1992 |
| Impoverished English language tutor Morris Duckworth seeks his way into Italian society by attemping to marry Massiminia, a 17-year-old student. |
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| FAMILY PLANNING Vintage 1989 |
| A series of correspondence between family members about trying to avoid responsibility for their schizophrenic brother, Raymond. |
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| HOME THOUGHTS Vintage 1988 |
| Group of British ex-pats in Italy discover get homesick and discover that the truth does not cross borders. |
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| LOVING ROGER Vintage 1986 |
| Young woman's account of affair with co-worker that goes badly wrong. |
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| TONGUES OF FLAME Vintage 1985 |
| Near-autobiographical account of young boy growing up amidst atmosphere of relgious fanaticism in the late 1960s. Winner of Somerset Maugham prize. |
| Back to Unofficial Tim Parks home |
| Literary essays on everything from Dante,Buzzati, Leopardi to Borges, Rushdie and Stead. Proves Parks' talent for genuinely exciting intelligent nonfiction. |
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| ITALIAN NEIGHBOURS Vintage 1992 |
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| Excellent account of Parks' first years in Italy. Honest illustration of his town on the outskirts of Verona. |
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| AN ITALIAN EDUCATION Vintage 1996 |
| Bold, and largely successful, attempt to chart Italian national character through eyes of children. |
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| ADULTERY AND OTHER DIVERSIONS Vintage 1998 |
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| TRANSLATING STYLE Cassell 1997 |
| Does language really influence meaning? A look at comparisons of English and Italian translations, and what might get lost between them. |
| Collection of essays designed to blur the distinction between fiction and non-fiction narratives. Glourious insights on a wide variety of subjects. |
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| HELL AND BACK Secker Warburg 2001 |