Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia and the Biggest Funeral in the History

Description: Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome… FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome… Four Seasons in Rome charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerrs 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 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 account of the alchemy of writers. Notes Paperback Edition. Author Biography Anthony Doerr is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See, currently in development as a Netflix limited series. He is also the author of two short story collections, Memory Wall and The Shell Collector; the novel About Grace; and the memoir Four Seasons in Rome, all published by 4th Estate. He has won five O. Henry Prizes, the Rome Prize, the New York Public Librarys Young Lions Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Story Prize. Doerr lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and two sons. Review Anthony Doerr is dazzling in this book, in the way he celebrates the joys as well as the pain of being a parent and in love, being a writer and being in Rome, reminding us that certain experiences never grow stale when they are expressed through the fresh eyes of a real writer. Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran 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 Childrens Gate and From Paris to the Moon Long Description On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome... Four Seasons in Rome charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerrs 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 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 account of the alchemy of writers. Review Quote Anthony Doerr is dazzling in this book, in the way he celebrates the joys as well as the pain of being a parent and in love, being a writer and being in Rome, reminding us that certain experiences never grow stale when they are expressed through the fresh eyes of a real writer. Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran 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 Childrens Gate and From Paris to the Moon Feature * Prize-winning American fiction writer, Anthony Doerr shares with us the intimate details of new parenthood and the romantic and cultural wonders of the city of Rome in this brilliant, evocative memoir. * The Shell Collector won the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, two O. Henry Prizes, the Rome Prize and the Ohioana Book Award. About Grace has sold over 19,000 copies in paperback in the UK alone. * Guaranteed review and feature coverage for this talented, compelling writer. Description for Sales People On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome... Four Seasons in Rome charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerrs 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 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 account of the alchemy of writers. * Prize-winning American fiction writer, Anthony Doerr shares with us the intimate details of new parenthood and the romantic and cultural wonders of the city of Rome in this brilliant, evocative memoir. * The Shell Collector won the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, two O. Henry Prizes, the Rome Prize and the Ohioana Book Award. About Grace has sold over 19,000 copies in paperback in the UK alone. * Guaranteed review and feature coverage for this talented, compelling writer. Details ISBN0007265298 Author Anthony Doerr Pages 224 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 2008 ISBN-10 0007265298 ISBN-13 9780007265299 Format Paperback Publication Date 2008-06-16 Subtitle On Twins, Insomnia and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 914.5630493 Media Book Short Title Four Seasons in Rome Language English UK Release Date 2008-06-16 Edited by Michael Wittmann Birth 1927 Affiliation University of Queensland Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications J.D. Alternative 9780007390533 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-08-11 NZ Release Date 2008-07-31 Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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