- Tim Parks
Tim Parks (born 1954 in
Manchester ) is a British novelist. He has lived nearVerona in Italy since 1981.Parks is the author of several works of fiction (notably "Europa" which was shortlisted for the
Booker Prize in 1997) and non-fiction. His first novel "Tongues of Flame" won aBetty Trask Award in 1986. He has also worked as a teacher and translator, including works byAlberto Moravia ,Antonio Tabucchi ,Italo Calvino andRoberto Calasso .Bibliography
*"Tongues of Flame", 1985.
*"Loving Roger", 1986.
*"Home Thoughts", 1987.
*"Family Planning", 1989. The trials and tribulations of a mother, father and their children as they cope with the unexpected and sometimes violent behaviour of Raymond, who is suffering from a mental illness but will not agree to professional help.
*"Cara Massimina", 1990, a murder story.
*"Goodness", 1991.
*"Shear", 1993.
*"Mimi's Ghost", 1995, sequel of "Cara Massimina".
*"Europa", 1997. A group of professors from Milan go to the European Parliament to protest at their working conditions and the protagonist finds his ex-girlfriend aboard the bus.
*"Destiny", 1999.
*"Judge Savage", 2003.
*"Rapids", 2005.
*"Talking About It", 2005. A collection of short stories.
*"Cleaver", 2006.
*"Dreams of Rivers and Seas", 2008.Non-fiction
*"Italian Neighbours", 1992. Relates how the author and his wife came to a small town near Verona and how they integrate and become accustomed to the unusual habits of their newfound neighbours.
*"An Italian Education", 1996. Follow up to "Italian Neighbours" and recounts the milestones in the life of the author's children as they progress through the Italian school system.
*"Translating Style", 1997.
*"Adultery & Other Diversions", 1999.
*"Hell and Back: Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante to Rushdie", 2001.
*"A Season With Verona ", following the fortunes ofHellas Verona F.C. in season 2001-2002.
*"Medici money : banking, metaphysics, and art in fifteenth-century Florence", 2005.Translations of Italian works
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Alberto Moravia , "Erotic Tales", Secker & Warburg, 1985. Original title "La cosa".
*Alberto Moravia, "The Voyeur", Secker & Warburg, 1986. Original title "L'uomo che guarda".
*Antonio Tabucchi , "Indian Nocturne", Chatto & Windus, 1988. Original title "Notturno indiano".
*Alberto Moravia, "Journey to Rome", Secker & Warburg, 1989. Original title "Viaggio a Roma".
*Antonio Tabucchi, "Vanishing Point", Chatto & Windus, 1989. Original title "Il filo dell'orizzonte".
*Antonio Tabucchi, "The Woman of Porto Pim", Chatto & Windus, 1989. Original title "La donna di Porto Pim".
*Antonio Tabucchi, "The Flying Creatures of Fra Angelico", Chatto & Windus, 1989. Original title "I volatili del Beato Angelico".
*Fleur Jaeggy, "Sweet Days of Discipline", Heinemann, 1991. Original title "I beati anni del castigo". The translation won the John Florio Prize.
*Giuliana Tedeschi, "A place on Earth... A Woman in Birkenau", Pantheon Books, 1992. Original title "C'è un punto della terra".
*Roberto Calasso , "The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony", Knopf, 1993. Original title "Le nozze di Cadmo e Armonia". The translation won the Italo Calvino Prize.
*Italo Calvino , "The Road to San Giovanni", Pantheon Books, 1993. Original title "La strada di San Giovanni". The translation won the John Florio Prize.
*Italo Calvino, "Numbers in the Dark", Pantheon Books, 1995. Original title "Prima che tu dica pronto".
*Fleur Jaeggy, "Last Vanities", New Directions, 1998. Original title "La paura del cielo".
*Roberto Calasso, "Ka", New York: Knopf, 1998. Original title "Ka".
*Roberto Calasso, "Literature and the Gods", New York: Knopf, 2000. Original title "La letteratura e gli dei".External links
* [http://www.timparks.co.uk/ Official Site]
* [http://www.3ammagazine.com/litarchives/jun2001_tim_parks_interview.html Interview with 3:AM]
* [http://www.spikemagazine.com/0800destiny.php Review of "Destiny" at Spike Magazine]
* [http://occasionalreview.blogspot.com/2007/07/europa-by-tim-parks.html Review of "Europa" at The Occasional Review]
* [http://www.nybooks.com/authors/78 Parks author page and archive] from "The New York Review of Books "
* [http://nigelbeale.com/?p=377 Audio interview with Tim Parks on Cleaver]
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