Seattle Times

In ‘The Hero’s Way,’ Tim Parks retraces the steps of Garibaldi, the great general, across Italy

In his latest work of nonfiction, British author Tim Parks (“Europa,” “Italian Ways”) couches historical inquiry in the form of a nearly 400-mile hike up the spine of Italy. He took this arduous walk ...
Winston-Salem Journal

Book review: 'The Hero's Way' by Tim Parks is a portrait of Italy's past and present with observations of Italian life and landscape, politics and people

If you’ve ever visited Italy, at some point you likely encountered Giuseppe Garibaldi. Not in the flesh, of course, as he’s been dead more than 120 years, but as a statue or the namesake of a piazza, ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Hero’s Way’ Review: On Garibaldi’s Trail

Admirers of the British writer Tim Parks might find his latest nonfiction book, “The Hero’s Way” (Norton, 384 pages, $27.95) a surprise. For 40-odd years he has written about his adopted country, ...
The New York Times

Tim Parks

The travels chronicled here include a journey to track snow leopards in Tibet, a trip along Colombia’s Magdalena River and a retracing of Garibaldi’s famous 400-mile retreat through Italy in 1849. By ...
Reuters

Tim Parks on learning to love Machiavelli

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Nearly five centuries after Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" first shocked readers, author Tim Parks argues the Florentine diplomat's chilling guide to holding power is just ...