In 1999 Tobias Jones immigrated to Italy, expecting to discover the pastoral bliss described by centuries of foreign visitors.
Jones writes not just about Italy\'s art, climate, and cuisine but also about the much livelier and stranger sides of the Bel Paese: the language, so.
The Dark Heart of Italy is Jones\'s account of his four-year voyage across the Italian peninsula.
Instead, he found a very different country: one besieged by unfathomable terrorism and deep-seated paranoia.
In 1999 Tobias Jones immigrated to Italy, expecting to discover the pastoral bliss described by centuries of foreign visitors