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Author | : Fraser Lauchlan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2018-12-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781790443413 |
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Everybody loves Italy. Well, ok, maybe not everyone. But a lot of people do. Including me. After 12 years of living in Scotland, my Italian wife abruptly announced to me on a cold, grey November morning that she wanted to move back home. Home being the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia, slap bang in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. After having lived almost all of my life in Scotland, I suddenly found myself facing the reality of moving to a different country, a different climate and a different language to all that I had known. A lot of it was good. A lot of it wasn't so good. But most of the time, I tried to see the funny side. This is the story of someone coping with Being Scottish in Italy.
Author | : Fraser Lauchlan |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-04-04 |
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ISBN | : |
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After the success of Being Scottish in Italy, Fraser Lauchlan continues his Sardinian adventures in this sequel, where he describes more stories, anecdotes and unique experiences of how he copes with being Scottish living on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia with his Italian wife and family. We learn about what a 'passo carrabile' is exactly, and why they don't exist in Scotland, how scandalous it is to want a bit of cheese on your fish-based pasta, and the essential differences between ice-cream and gelato. Praise for Being Scottish in Italy... "Insightful and hilarious"; "Many laugh out loud moments - I woke up two family members laughing loudly on two separate occasions"; "This is a fantastic book. Insightful, humorous and enjoyable insight into the challenges faced by a family moving abroad"; "Accurate, hilarious and sensitive account of the pros and cons of living in Italy"; "I read this exceptional book all in one breath: entertaining and instructive at the same time"; "Extremely amusing account of the author's experiences of moving with his Italian wife and children to Sardinia"; "This is a must read, I found myself laughing out loud so many times"; "A book to lift your spirits"; "This book is a little treat for yourself. It's a comforting book that warms you like a conversation with a good pal"; "Amusing and informative read - you'll laugh out loud"; "Anyone from anywhere will feel uplifted by this refreshingly witty account"; "A really good read. Very funny and shows the cultural differences between Scotland and Italy. The writer uses humour very well. Impressive first book", "Funny, poignant and right on target"; "This is a super book, engaging from start to end. Very funny"; "Hilarious, entertaining, interesting and enlightening. I could not put this down and I finished it in one day"
Author | : Joe Pieri |
Publisher | : Mercat Press Books |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Immigrants |
ISBN | : 9781841830926 |
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Joe Pieri arrived in Glasgow from Italy in 1919, when his family came to work in the city's newly-popular fish and chip shops. In this book, Joe shares his experiences of being an immigrant in Scotland, describing how he and his family bettered themselves against the odds.
Author | : Graham Tulloch |
Publisher | : Troubador Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Scotland |
ISBN | : 9781783062386 |
Download Sicily and Scotland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What can two countries at the edge of Europe with very different histories, people and climates have in common? When brought together as they are in this book, probably for the first time, Sicily and Scotland prove to have some surprising similarities as well as more predictable differences. Both once independent nations, they are now part of larger nation states, but each still retains a deep sense of independent cultural and political identity rooted in its separate history and language which is explored in literature and film. Both favoured destinations of tourists, they have proved immensely attractive to travel writers, here represented by studies of Scottish travellers writing about Sicily. Finally they have both been great emigrant nations, sending their people across the globe to settle in faraway places, although their experiences in their new nations were very different. This book focuses on these three major strands of comparison and contrast: literature and film, travel writing and emigration. It explores the work of some of each nation's most famous writers (Sciascia, Lampedusa, Scott and Stevenson) and some well known and acclaimed films by directors of the stature of Visconti, Tornatore, Forsyth and Loach. It considers the string of Scots who, before it was discovered by tourists, made the long and unfamiliar journey to Sicily culminating in Patrick Brydone's Tour Through Sicily and Malta which proved to be immensely popular and went through many editions after its first appearance in 1773. Finally it provides a comparison of the experience of Sicilian and Scottish emigrants through a general survey of Scottish migration, the particular case study of Sicilians in Australia, and one man's personal account of the lives of his Sicilian and Scottish ancestors in America. The writers of this book present a fascinating comparison of these two places which have been much studied but almost never brought together before.
Author | : Wendy Ugolini |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2017-10-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526126311 |
Download Experiencing war as the 'enemy other' Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Italy’s declaration of war on Britain in June 1940 had devastating consequences for Italian immigrant families living in Scotland signalling their traumatic construction as the ‘enemy other’. Through an analysis of personal testimonies and previously unpublished archival material, this book takes a case study of a long-established immigrant group and explores how notions of belonging and citizenship are undermined at a time of war. Overall, this book considers how wartime events affected the construction or Italian identity in Britain. It makes a groundbreaking and original contribution to the social and cultural history of Britain during World War Two as well as the wider literature on war, memory and ethnicity. It will appeal to scholars and students of British and Scottish cultural and social history and the history of World War II.
Author | : Marie Wilson Stuart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1940 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download The Scot who was a Frenchman Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Tom M. Devine |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2019-07-29 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 0748674470 |
Download Being Scottish Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
100 short essays offer an opportunity to penetrate behind the statistical surveys and explore the rich complexity of changing identity from a varied range of opinion.
Author | : John Moore |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781020361937 |
Download A View of Society and Manners in Italy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Written in the late 18th century by Scottish physician and author John Moore, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into Italian society during the Enlightenment. Moore's anecdotes and observations offer insight into the lives of some of the most prominent people of the time, including Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Ernst Ludwig Fischer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : France |
ISBN | : |
Download The Scots in Germany Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Clark McGinn |
Publisher | : Luath Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2013-07-22 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 1909912344 |
Download The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What makes the Ultimate Scot? Is it the ability to identify a tartan pattern from 50 yards? Maybe it's being able to recite the two forgotten verses of Auld Lang Syne? Or perhaps it's knowing your single malt from a double malt? The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish examines in hilarious detail the history, politics and traditions that make Scots great. Exploring the best of scottish culture, this book focuses on the celebrations that Scots have made their own, from Hogmanay to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mixing fact and practical hints (like the ideal recipe for boiled sheep's head) with witty banter, The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish is perfect for injecting Scotland's unique and beloved brand of merriment into life.