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Guia Soncini
Guia Soncini (born October 19, 1972) is an Italian columnist and writer. She writes amongst others for ''La Repubblica ''and ''Gioia (magazine), Gioia!.'' Writing Soncini is a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction books. After publishing ''Elementi di capitalismo amoroso'' (Italian for ''Elements of loving capitalism'') in 2008 through RCS MediaGroup, Rizzoli, she chose to self-publish her book ''Come salvarsi il girovita'' (Italian for ''How to save your waistline''), in 2012 on Amazon Kindle, debuting in the Top Ten. Her book ''I mariti delle altre'' (Italian for ''Other women's husbands'') chronicles both her experience with her father's infidelity from a personal perspective and the culture of adultery in Italy in general. Her first novel, ''Qualunque cosa significhi amore'' ("Whatever love means", the notorious Charles Windsor's quote about his marriage to Diana Spencer), was published on May 27, 2015. Bibliography * ''Come salvarsi il girovita'' (2012) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
