A literary journey through Italy with Hanns-Josef Ortheil. Exclusively in paperback. Hanns-Josef Ortheil has repeatedly written about the places, landscapes, and people of Italy in his novels and essays. He immerses himself in typical everyday scenes, enjoys breakfast "Italian style," and delves into the architecture, art, or music of a country that has been his "second home" since the early 1970s. In this anthology featuring passages from his works, readers join the passionate lover of Italy on his excursions, accompanying him through Venice, Rome, Naples, and Sicily, wandering along the Adriatic coastline, and discovering the great pleasures of Italian cuisine.