Luigi Barzini Bücher

ES waren nicht viele, die 1907 dem Aufruf der Pariser Zeitung 'Le Matin' folgten und sich mit Ölkanne und Ölzeug auf die 12.000 Kilometer lange Herausforderunbg einliessen. Fünf Teams wagten das 'Rennen ', das nicht ohne Übertreibung als das größte automobile Abenteuer der Geschichte bezeichnet werden darf. Luigi Barzini war mit dabei, er erlebte zusammen mit Fürst Scipione Borghese, Mechaniker Ettore Guizzardi und der 'Itala' jedes Schlagloch, jeden Sumpf, schier unüberwindbare Pässe, Wüsten, Schneestürme, zusammenbrechende Brücken . und traf Menschen, die nie zuvor ein Automobil erblickten. auch einhundert Jahre später ist sein Buch weit mehr als nur ein Reisebericht: es ist eine Studie über Menschen und Länder wie man sie heute nicht mehr findet, Jede Seite riecht nach Benzin und Dank seines grandioses Schreibstils wird Sie 'Peking - Paris' von der ersten bis zur letzten Zeile fesseln. Barzini macht Lust auf Abenteuer!

In this consummate portrait of the Italian people, bestselling author, publisher, journalist, and politician Luigi Barzini delves deeply into the Italian national character, discovering both its great qualities and its imperfections. Barzini is startlingly frank as he examines "the two Italies": the one that created and nurtured such luminaries as Dante Alighieri, St. Thomas of Aquino, and Leonardo da Vinci; the other, feeble and prone to catastrophe, backward in political action if not in thought, "invaded, ravaged, sacked, and humiliated in every century." Deeply ambivalent, Barzini approaches his task with a combination of love, hate, disillusion, and affectionate paternalism, resulting in a completely original, thoughtful, and probing picture of his countrymen.

An examination of European culture and history and of the nations that must be the base of a unified Europe backs up the eminent scholar-journalist's call for a Europe with one will, one voice, and a unified foreign policy

In this classic tale, a poor little match man must struggle to survive on the streets of Paris. Along the way, he encounters a number of colorful characters, and learns important lessons about life, love, and the human spirit.

This book was written immediately after the completion of the record-breaking voyage in 1907 and quickly published in twelve countries; such had been the interest raised all over the the world by the Peking to Paris automobile race. The latest edition was published by Mondadori in 1970. The translation by L.P. de Castelvecchio has been somwhat edited and revised. For the present edition 1972, the author's son has written a new introduction.

Una sfida lanciata dal giornale francese 'Le Matin', un'impresa che pare impossibile: in auto per oltre 15.000 chilometri, da Pechino a Parigi. Luigi Barzini, inviato del Corriere della Sera, partecipò a questo evento sull'Itala condotta dal principe Scipione Borghese: narra così nel libro di questa avventura, con la penna del cronista che realizzò il primo reportage dei tempi, pubblicato nel 1908 in undici lingue: un raid editoriale.