Four seasons in Rome : on twins, Insomnia, and the biggest funeral in the history of the world
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New York : Scribner, 2008.
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1st paperback ed.
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210 pages ; 21 cm.
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Atascadero Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st paperback ed.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-207).
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Four Seasons in Rome describes Doerr's varied adventures in one of the most enchanting cities in the world. 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 neighborhood, whose clamor of stories and idiosyncratic child-rearing advice is as compelling as the city itself. This intimate and revelatory book is a celebration of Rome, a wondrous look at new parenthood, and a fascinating story of a writer's craft--the process by which he transforms what he sees and experiences into sentences."--Amazon.com.

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