Graham Elliot

Italy’s Achilles heel: corruption and cronyism

Tim Parks exposes egotism, string-pulling and academic intrigue in his adoptive country

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  • Italian Life: A Modern Fable of Loyalty and Betrayal

    Tim Parks

    Harvill Secker, pp. 368, £16

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