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Paul Hofmann (1) (1912–2008)

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Geboortedatum
1912-11-20
Overlijdensdatum
2008-12-30
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA (naturalized, 1968)
Geboorteplaats
Vienna, Austria
Woonplaatsen
Vienna, Austria
Rome, Italy
Opleiding
University of Vienna
Beroepen
journalist
Organisaties
New York Times

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Paul Hofmann decided to record daily life in Rome for one year. He wanted to remember how the city and its people lived through 1994 to 1995. Each chapter takes place in a different month, beginning in September. Why start in September? I have no idea. Hofmann writes about Rome with an air of authority that borders on possessiveness. It is obvious he loves his city.
Things I learned about Rome from thirty years ago. Holidays and Sunday closures made it nearly impossible to by medicine or milk, but the good news was that you would be able to find parking. And speaking of cars in 1994, 16,000 people were permitted to take their cars into the center, but only 12,000 were admitted. Sounds like a scam to me. Although, fifty years earlier (1945), Hofmann was allowed to park his Jeep at the Vatican, thanks to being a war correspondent with the New York Times (Rome was just liberated by the Allies six month prior).
I love it when assumptions are turned on their heads. Here is one of mine. When I think of religious figures, I think of monks living in monasteries or ministers in parsonages. I think humble. Very humble. So, it was strange to read about a pope needing a heliport or an Italian air force to warn him of inclement weather before flying. Then it dawned on me...Vatican City. Oh.
Thanks to Hofmann's book, there are other elements of Rome I cannot wait to check out: is there some kind of memorial to Keats at No. 66 Piazza di Spagna? There was not at the time of Hofmann's book. Where do I find a mechanical creche? Does the C line from the Colosseum to the Vatican exist yet?
This is a charming book, albeit, a little outdated.
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SeriousGrace | Sep 21, 2023 |
A bit of a memoir, but mostly a travel guide.
 
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Beth3511 | Dec 9, 2022 |
In this wryly affectionate book, Hofmann reveals his adopted countrymen in all their glorious paradoxes, capturing their national essence as no other book has done since Luigi Barzini's classic, The Italians. (Goodreads)
 
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GiulianaC | Nov 18, 2019 |
The author took his time as a reporter in Rome and interviewed people involved with the Vatican. From that, this book. A collection of what goes on with and among women in the Vatican. It is worse than I thought!
 
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LivelyLady | Apr 13, 2012 |

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13
Leden
489
Populariteit
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Waardering
½ 3.4
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ISBNs
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