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Sun-drenched piazzas, bustling markets, and centuries-old traditions come alive in stories of life and love in Italy's charming towns and vibrant cities. Whether through heartfelt family recipes passed down through generations or transformative summers spent wandering cobblestone streets, these books capture the warmth, passion, and timeless beauty of Italian culture.

Italy Book Summaries

Only in Naples Summary
Only in Naples
Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law
by Katherine Wilson 2015 287 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Italy
Travel
The Prince Summary
The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1513 144 pages
3.84
300k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Lost Painting Summary
The Lost Painting
The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
by Jonathan Harr 2005 320 pages
3.86
34k+ ratings
Art
History
Art History
My Brilliant Friend Summary
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante 2011 331 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Literary Fiction
The Name of the Rose Summary
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco 1980 552 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
49k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Magical Realism
One Italian Summer Summary
One Italian Summer
by Rebecca Serle 2022 255 pages
3.59
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Zeno's Conscience Summary
Zeno's Conscience
by Italo Svevo 1923 437 pages
3.77
29k+ ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Literature
Medici Money Summary
Medici Money
Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
by Tim Parks 2005 288 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
History
Italy
Economics
A Room with a View Summary
A Room with a View
by E.M. Forster 1908 119 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Divine Comedy Summary
The Divine Comedy
Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri 1320 798 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Literature
Philosophy
The Marriage Portrait Summary
The Marriage Portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell 2022 355 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Summary
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan 2017 509 pages
4.43
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Six Characters in Search of an Author Summary
Six Characters in Search of an Author
by Luigi Pirandello 1921 64 pages
3.83
21k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
The House of Medici Summary
The House of Medici
Its Rise and Fall
by Christopher Hibbert 1975 364 pages
3.87
8k+ ratings
History
Italy
Biography
All Our Yesterdays Summary
All Our Yesterdays
by Natalia Ginzburg 1952 300 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Italy
Historical Fiction
Italian Literature
The Tartar Steppe Summary
The Tartar Steppe
by Dino Buzzati 1940 198 pages
4.21
35k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Italy
The Sicilian Inheritance Summary
The Sicilian Inheritance
by Jo Piazza 2024 384 pages
4.01
35k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Italy
The Story of a New Name Summary
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante 2012 471 pages
4.45
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
L'Arminuta Summary
L'Arminuta
by Donatella Di Pietrantonio 2017 163 pages
4.09
24k+ ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
Theodora Summary
Theodora
Actress, Empress, Whore
by Stella Duffy 2010 339 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Conclave Summary
Conclave
by Robert Harris 2016 288 pages
4.06
50k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Story of the Lost Child Summary
The Story of the Lost Child
by Elena Ferrante 2014 473 pages
4.45
100k+ ratings
Italy
Historical Fiction
Italian Literature
Gomorrah Summary
Gomorrah
by Roberto Saviano 2006 320 pages
3.80
21k+ ratings
Crime
Italy
True Crime
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior Summary
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
by Paul Strathern 2009 412 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
Italy
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