Amore : an American father's Roman holiday / Roger Friedland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedland, Roger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Friedland, Roger.

Friedlander family.

Authors, American--Biography.

Americans.

Rome (Italy)--Social life and customs.

Rome (Italy).

Rome (Italy)--Description and travel.

Americans--Italy--Rome--Biography.

Authors, American.

Italy--Rome.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Harper Perennial, [2014]

Summary:

As his twin daughters approached, adolescence, sociologist Roger Friedland was worried. The thing that most bothered him was not the erotic heat of America's youth culture, but the lovelessness of its sex. Offered the chance to live and teach in Rome, Roger and his wife, Debra, seized the opportunity to take their family to live in a city where love is alive, family bonds hold, divorce and rape are rare, and "ciao, bella" is a constant refrain. In Amove, Friedland shares the stories of his family's enchanted and unnerving passage into the heart of Rome, and considers its lessons for America, where love is at risk. Amore is a love story, a father's exploration of the ways of life and love in Rome, and what they have to teach us about the erosion of romance in America. Book jacket.

Contents:

Moulin Rouge and me

Walking Rome. Ciao, bella ; Imperfect beauty ; A walk in the park

Family Rome. Swan's Way ; Angels in Rome ; Mamma mia ; The lips of Elvis ; Who stole Michelangelo's penis?

Loving Rome. Reading Holden Caulfield in Rome ; I want to hold your hand ; Just pleasure ; Roma(nce) ; Love's bodies ; Flirting through life ; High fidelity

Divine Rome. Altared states ; Sex, love, and God ; Hey God, is that you in my underpants?

Leaving Rome. Arrivederci, Roma ; Birds of paradise ; Roman love lessons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-400).

ISBN:

9780062325587

0062325582

OCLC:

859586352