{"title":"Beppe Severgnini","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-cabeca-do-italiano","title":"The Italian's head","description":"Italy is a soft drug, sold in packages filled with sunsets, olive groves, pasta, lemon trees, and wine. The boot is also a labyrinth. It's seductive, but complicated. In Italy, you can walk in circles for years on end. And that, naturally, is a lot of fun. As they struggle to find a way out, many newcomers resort to the opinions of previous visitors. People like Goethe, Stendhal, Byron, and Twain. These authors are still cited, as if nothing has changed. That's not true. Some things have changed. The problem is figuring out what. A columnist for the prestigious Corriere della Sera, Beppe Severgnini understands the soul of Italians like few others. In \"The Italian Mind,\" he compiles shrewd observations about his compatriots. And he asserts: even with all its problems, Italy is far from hellish. It has too much style for that. It's not heaven either, of course, because it's excessively undisciplined. \"Let's say Italy is an eccentric purgatory, full of proud, tormented souls, each convinced they have direct access to the boss,\" he jokes. For ten days, Beppe Severgnini traveled from Milan to Tuscany, from Sicily to Sardinia, showcasing some very peculiar characteristics of Italians. The places are merely an excuse for short treatises on beaches, restaurants, cell phones, airports, condominiums, piazzas, gardens, and offices. Everything is peppered with intelligent observations and revealing statistics. \"Italy is the only workshop in the world that can simultaneously produce Botticellis and Berlusconis. Those who live in Italy are always saying they want to leave, but those who do leave only think about returning,\" argues Severgnini. Almost all modern accounts of the country fall into two categories: they are either chronicles of a love affair or diaries of disappointment. With humor and self-criticism, Bernegini manages to create his own style: *The Head of an Italian* was published in several countries and won over critics, with articles in several major publications.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176326545660,"sku":"9788501078698","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/6d17daa03adf1bfebdfa29e2345a4465_2a640453-5bff-4191-a546-e0bc79982c2e.jpg?v=1778311956"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/beppe-severgnini.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}