Best books about Italy

1.
Return To Glow: A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy
Return To Glow: A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy 4.10 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Living In Italy: Hilarious Expat Adventures - How To Survive The Good Life
Living In Italy: Hilarious Expat Adventures - How To Survive The Good Life 3.65 avg rating — 590 ratings
3.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,602 ratings
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The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 3.78 avg rating — 199,205 ratings
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The Leopard
The Leopard 4.01 avg rating — 44,216 ratings
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,896 ratings
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My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,530 ratings
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A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,366 ratings
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The Italians: A Full-Length Portrait Featuring Their Manners and Morals
The Italians: A Full-Length Portrait Featuring Their Manners and Morals 3.88 avg rating — 824 ratings
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The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table 4.14 avg rating — 18,743 ratings
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Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year
Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year 4.12 avg rating — 9,829 ratings
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The Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal
The Golden Phoenix and the Blue Jackal 4.22 avg rating — 40 ratings
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The Princess Guide to Rome
The Princess Guide to Rome 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
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History of the Italian People
History of the Italian People 3.68 avg rating — 69 ratings
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I Malavoglia
I Malavoglia 3.47 avg rating — 15,621 ratings
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The Betrothed
The Betrothed 3.87 avg rating — 17,047 ratings
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A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988
A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988 4.16 avg rating — 387 ratings
18.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus 3.81 avg rating — 99,474 ratings
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D.H. Lawrence and Italy: Twilight in Italy/Sea and Sardinia/Etruscan Places
D.H. Lawrence and Italy: Twilight in Italy/Sea and Sardinia/Etruscan Places 3.73 avg rating — 295 ratings
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Pontifex Maximus: A Short History of the Popes
Pontifex Maximus: A Short History of the Popes 3.91 avg rating — 129 ratings
21.
The Light in the Ruins
The Light in the Ruins 3.68 avg rating — 29,902 ratings
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Glam Italia! How to Travel Italy: Secrets To Glamorous Travel (On A Not So Glamorous Budget)
Glam Italia! How to Travel Italy: Secrets To Glamorous Travel (On A Not So Glamorous Budget) 4.47 avg rating — 386 ratings
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The Enchanted April
The Enchanted April 3.90 avg rating — 38,748 ratings
24.
Life of Galileo
Life of Galileo 3.66 avg rating — 18,229 ratings
25.
Italian Journey
Italian Journey 3.83 avg rating — 1,963 ratings
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The Stone Boudoir: Travels Through the Hidden Villages of Sicily
The Stone Boudoir: Travels Through the Hidden Villages of Sicily 3.82 avg rating — 536 ratings
27.
Brute Force (Nick Stone, #11)
Brute Force (Nick Stone, #11) 4.05 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
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War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944
War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944 4.21 avg rating — 1,221 ratings
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The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796
The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796 4.03 avg rating — 355 ratings
30.
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating — 25,811 ratings
31.
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 13,364 ratings
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Villas Of Tuscany
Villas Of Tuscany 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism
Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism 4.34 avg rating — 163 ratings
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Retablo
Retablo 3.75 avg rating — 99 ratings
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A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii
A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii 4.04 avg rating — 4,283 ratings
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Friends in High Places (Commissario Brunetti, #9)
Friends in High Places (Commissario Brunetti, #9) 3.90 avg rating — 12,080 ratings
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Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House
Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House 3.55 avg rating — 184 ratings
38.
The Decameron
The Decameron 3.88 avg rating — 42,706 ratings
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Mornings in Florence: Being Simple Studies of Christian Art for English Travellers
Mornings in Florence: Being Simple Studies of Christian Art for English Travellers 3.76 avg rating — 91 ratings
39.
The Shoemaker's Wife
The Shoemaker's Wife 4.02 avg rating — 87,164 ratings
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Pope Patrick
Pope Patrick 4.01 avg rating — 108 ratings
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The Italians and the Holocaust: Persecution, Rescue, and Survival
The Italians and the Holocaust: Persecution, Rescue, and Survival 3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Strega Nona
Strega Nona 4.26 avg rating — 89,759 ratings
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Italy and the Italians
Italy and the Italians 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Trieste and The Meaning of Nowhere
Trieste and The Meaning of Nowhere really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,818 ratings
46.
From Caesar to the Mafia: Persons, Places and Problems in Italian Life
From Caesar to the Mafia: Persons, Places and Problems in Italian Life 3.45 avg rating — 29 ratings
47.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,330 ratings
47.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,382 ratings
49.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,007 ratings
50.
The Inferno
The Inferno 4.03 avg rating — 200,504 ratings
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Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis
Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis 3.86 avg rating — 2,336 ratings
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Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
by: Ovid
4.10 avg rating — 76,400 ratings
53.
The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo And The Artistic Duel That Sparked The Renaissance
The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo And The Artistic Duel That Sparked The Renaissance 3.73 avg rating — 367 ratings
54.
The Time of Indifference
The Time of Indifference 3.73 avg rating — 10,132 ratings
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Territorial Rights
Territorial Rights 3.41 avg rating — 436 ratings
56.
The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma
by: Stendhal
3.79 avg rating — 19,483 ratings
57.
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 4.07 avg rating — 118,651 ratings
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Calabria: The Other Italy
Calabria: The Other Italy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 96 ratings
57.
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World 3.93 avg rating — 17,084 ratings
57.
Worlds Within Verona's Walls
Worlds Within Verona's Walls 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
57.
Made in Italy: Food and Stories
Made in Italy: Food and Stories 4.36 avg rating — 366 ratings
57.
Mattanza: Love and Death in the Sea of Sicily
Mattanza: Love and Death in the Sea of Sicily 3.90 avg rating — 94 ratings
57.
The Boston Castrato
The Boston Castrato 3.76 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Hidden Tuscany: Discovering Art, Culture, and Memories in a Well-Known Region's Unknown Places
Hidden Tuscany: Discovering Art, Culture, and Memories in a Well-Known Region's Unknown Places 3.30 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Mundunur: A Mountain Village Under the Spell of South Italy
Mundunur: A Mountain Village Under the Spell of South Italy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
57.
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love 3.75 avg rating — 30,046 ratings
57.
Staal
Staal 3.61 avg rating — 10,320 ratings
57.
Gomorrah
Gomorrah 3.80 avg rating — 21,840 ratings
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Princess of Independence
Princess of Independence 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Following Caesar: From Rome to Constantinople, the Pathways That Planted the Seeds of Empire
Following Caesar: From Rome to Constantinople, the Pathways That Planted the Seeds of Empire 3.36 avg rating — 162 ratings
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The Master of Verona (Star-Cross'd #1)
The Master of Verona (Star-Cross'd #1) 4.05 avg rating — 704 ratings
72.
Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy
Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy 4.25 avg rating — 2,492 ratings
72.
Love and War in the Apennines
Love and War in the Apennines 4.24 avg rating — 1,967 ratings
72.
The Food of Love
The Food of Love 3.58 avg rating — 3,651 ratings
72.
A Zany Slice of Italy (Italian Living #1)
A Zany Slice of Italy (Italian Living #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 412 ratings
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Seeking Sicily: A Cultural Journey Through Myth and Reality in the Heart of the Mediterranean
Seeking Sicily: A Cultural Journey Through Myth and Reality in the Heart of the Mediterranean 3.73 avg rating — 480 ratings
72.
The City of Falling Angels
The City of Falling Angels 3.55 avg rating — 17,134 ratings
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De Naam van de Roos & Naschrift
De Naam van de Roos & Naschrift 4.14 avg rating — 387,265 ratings
72.
The Evening of the Holiday
The Evening of the Holiday 3.69 avg rating — 1,087 ratings
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Paradise of Exiles: The Anglo-American Gardens of Florence
Paradise of Exiles: The Anglo-American Gardens of Florence 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
80.
Memories of a Trip to Sicily
Memories of a Trip to Sicily 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings
80.
The Way Back to Florence
The Way Back to Florence 4.19 avg rating — 402 ratings
80.
The Wedding Officer
The Wedding Officer 3.74 avg rating — 3,210 ratings
80.
Venice Against the Sea: A City Besieged
Venice Against the Sea: A City Besieged 3.60 avg rating — 35 ratings
80.
Quattrocento
Quattrocento 3.26 avg rating — 669 ratings
80.
De oude uit de bergen
De oude uit de bergen 3.42 avg rating — 71 ratings
87.
A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5)
A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 3,931 ratings
87.
Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing
Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing 3.79 avg rating — 70 ratings
87.
The Bourbons of Naples: (1734-1825) (Prion Lost Treasures)
The Bourbons of Naples: (1734-1825) (Prion Lost Treasures) 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
87.
Life of Giuseppe Verdi: A Book for Young People
Life of Giuseppe Verdi: A Book for Young People 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
87.
In Love and War
In Love and War 3.63 avg rating — 216 ratings
87.
A Thousand Days in Tuscany: A Bittersweet Adventure
A Thousand Days in Tuscany: A Bittersweet Adventure 3.85 avg rating — 7,256 ratings
87.
A Sweet and Glorious Land: Revisiting the Ionian Sea
A Sweet and Glorious Land: Revisiting the Ionian Sea 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
87.
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano 3.98 avg rating — 8,829 ratings
87.
Vissen voeren
Vissen voeren 3.74 avg rating — 698 ratings
96.
The Viceroys
The Viceroys 4.16 avg rating — 1,969 ratings
96.
Custoza: Memories of an Ex-Grenadier
Custoza: Memories of an Ex-Grenadier
by: Ugo Pesci
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
96.
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice 3.50 avg rating — 7,054 ratings
96.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,839 ratings
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Sicilian Splendors: Discovering the Secret Places That Speak to the Heart
Sicilian Splendors: Discovering the Secret Places That Speak to the Heart 3.59 avg rating — 112 ratings
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