為出身英國倫敦的小說家，長期旅居義大利，作品種類豐富，曾入圍布克獎。除小說外，異國社會的生活經驗，讓他在紀錄義大利民情風俗、社會脈動的散文中，能從旁觀者清的觀察、精闢有趣的視角切入，賦予義大利這個觀光大國一番清新風貌。其他著作有《荒誕有理義大利》（Italian Neighbors，商智文化）、《婚外情與其他娛樂》（Adultery and other diversions，新雨）。
Machiavelli was disgusted:" One cannot affirm it to be peace where principalities frequently attack one another with arms; yet they cannot be called wars in which men are not killed, cities are not sacked, principalities are not destroyed, for these wars came to such weakness that they were begun without fear, carried on without danger and ended without loss." Without much loss of life and territory, that is. But not without the loss of huge sums of money. This is where Medici came in (查看原文)
“In short, the banker is back, he is revered, he wields unconsittutional powers, and he hasn't even broken the law. Such was and no doubt is the power of money." (查看原文)
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还没人写过短评呢
还没人写过短评呢