The book by the well-known journalist Vadim Glusker is based on one of the highest-rated projects of the TV channel NTV. To gather material, the author traveled all over Italy. Glusker plunged headfirst into Italian reality, looked a real Italian in the face — a mysterious man, italiano vero.
What is the people like that carried out two revolutions in cinema and taught the world to cry, think, and laugh the Italian way? And Italian food? Science, history, art — all in one plate!
Do you know that the first ice cream was created from snow collected on the top of a volcano in Sicily, and that in the history of pasta there was a black streak when Benito Mussolini declared war on it! This isn’t just travel notes — it’s real, living Italy, real Italians, and stories about them. The book won’t contain lifeless memories — only discoveries and finds!