Rome

Zusatztext This isn't an upmarket Rough Guide for American tourists, it's an award-winning broadcaster on top form. Informationen zum Autor Robert Hughes (1938-2012) wrote for The Times, The Observer and the Daily Telegraph in London before moving to New York and becoming Time Magazine's art critic. He was also the bestselling author of 'The Fatal Shore' and the originator and narrator of the highly acclaimed TV series and book 'The Shock of the New'. Klappentext A dazzling biography of the Eternal City, from the author of "The Shock Of The New" and "The Fatal Shore", and now available in paperback. Exhilarating, loving, iconoclastic and peopled with colourful figures and unexpected details, this portrait of the city is undeniably Hughes's own. 'If visiting Rome, you should certainly take this passionate, erudite bruiser's Baedeker with you - a superbly rich blend of history, art and travelogue' "Sunday Times". Also available in an abridged audio edition this month. Revised for the paperback edition - a dazzling biography of the Eternal City - 'A tour of the great city with a great guide: who could do this better?' EVENING STANDARD. Zusammenfassung Revised for the paperback edition - a dazzling biography of the Eternal City - 'A tour of the great city with a great guide: who could do this better?' EVENING STANDARD.

Vorwort
Revised for the paperback edition - a dazzling biography of the Eternal City - 'A tour of the great city with a great guide: who could do this better?' EVENING STANDARD.

Autorentext
Robert Hughes (1938-2012) wrote for The Times, The Observer and the Daily Telegraph in London before moving to New York and becoming Time Magazine's art critic. He was also the bestselling author of 'The Fatal Shore' and the originator and narrator of the highly acclaimed TV series and book 'The Shock of the New'.

Klappentext

A dazzling biography of the Eternal City, from the author of "The Shock Of The New" and "The Fatal Shore", and now available in paperback. Exhilarating, loving, iconoclastic and peopled with colourful figures and unexpected details, this portrait of the city is undeniably Hughes's own. 'If visiting Rome, you should certainly take this passionate, erudite bruiser's Baedeker with you - a superbly rich blend of history, art and travelogue' "Sunday Times". Also available in an abridged audio edition this month.