THE RELUCTANT TUSCAN: HOW I DISCOVERED MY INNER ITALIAN

Book ID/图书代码： 01805007B14287

English Summary/英文概要： A Book Sense Pick for May 2005, this is the humorous tale of how the author moved— against his will and his better judgment—to Italy with his wife, only to rediscover himself, his marriage, and the importance of getting in touch with his inner Italian. After years of working on a string of sitcoms, Phil Doran found himself on the outside looking in. Just as he and his peers had replaced the older guys when he was coming up the ranks, it was now happening to him. And it was freaking him out. He came home every night angry, burned- out, and exhausted. After twenty-five years of losing her husband to Hollywood, Doran’s wife decided it was finally time for a change—so on one of her many solo trips to Italy she surprised her husband by purchasing a broken-down 300-year-old farmhouse for them to restore. The Reluctant Tuscan is about the author’s transition from being a successful but overworked writer-producer in Hollywood to rediscovering himself and his wife while in Italy, and finding happiness in the last place he expected. In the witty tone that made him a success as a writer in Hollywood, The Reluctant Tuscan captivates those who simply love a good travel narrative as well as anyone who loves the quirky humor of Bill Bryson, Dave Barry, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 杜蘭雖然事業有成卻累壞了，他每天都精疲力竭的回到家，25年來他把自己奉獻給工作。杜蘭的妻子南西在義大利學石雕藝術，她發現再這樣下去她老公已經一腳踏進墳墓，是該改變的時候了! 南西在義大利買了一個300年歷史的破舊農莊(這個農莊破舊到連義大利人都不會想買)，命令杜蘭從洛杉磯搬到托斯卡尼，在那裡杜蘭找到了自己，杜蘭用他一貫的風趣手法描述他在托斯卡尼的生活，詼諧的語調勾勒出杜蘭心中的小小義大利。

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About the Author/作者介绍： 作者杜蘭(Phil Doran)在好萊塢是個電視製作人(作品有: The Wonder Years/ 兩小無猜; The Bob Newhart Show; Sanford and Son; All in the Family; Who’s the Boss?)，曾獲艾美獎的提名，也為洛杉磯時報撰寫旅遊文章，目前和妻子常往返托斯卡尼跟加州。 A TV producer for over twenty-five years, PHIL DORAN worked as a writer-producer for such shows as Sanford and Son, Too Close for Comfort, Who’s the Boss?, and The Wonder Years. He received an Emmy nomination, a Humanitas, and the Population Institute Award for his work on All in the Family. He has also written travel articles for the Los Angeles Times. He and his wife divide their time between Tuscany and their home in California.

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