Monday, May 14, 2012
Tuscany’s
stunning scenery, quaint towns, and traditional Tuscany villas have long captured
the imagination of fiction writers, with the Southern Italian region serving as
a backdrop for an increasing number of literary releases. The trend went so far
as to generate a brief “craze” for the genre, after the movie adaptation of
‘Under a Tuscan Sun’ hit theatres a few years ago.
With all this
literary wealth, it stands to reason that tourists renting Tuscany villas will want to take a book about the region along with
them. Fortunately for them, the selection is vast, stretching from the classics
to lesser-known works of fiction, and even the odd non-fiction book. Below are
some suggestions for Summery Tuscan reading.
Starting with
the big one itself, ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’ has fuelled many a dream revolving
around the restoration of run-down Tuscany villas. For that is exactly what the
heroine does, with stunning results, in this modern-day romance. The book has
been so successful that it has spawned a sequel, ‘Bella Tuscany’, and a slew of
books with ‘Tuscan Sun’ in their title. Of these, the most interesting is probably
the nonfiction ‘Burnt By the Tuscan Sun’, a ‘traveller’s guide’ to Italy from
the perspective of a local, in this case blogger Francesca Maggi. ‘Too Much
Tuscan Sun’ – a humorous book written by a local tour guide – is another good
call, provided you are capable of laughing at your touristy self.
Labels: Tuscany Villas
posted by To Tuscany @ 8:00 AM
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