Bar Sport
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Bar Sport by Stefano Benni is a great book, which unfortunately I wasn’t able to find in a translated version, so I presume it’s only available in Italian.
In this book the author tries to portray in a comic way the Italian society, what really happens in small towns. And let me tell you, he really manages it.
Throughout the whole book, Benni centers the activity of his stories in the Bar Sport. A Bar Sport is a common name given to bars in small towns which are usually the place where elderly people and other strange characters gather during the day.
Of course, everything is a joke, but if you’re Italian or have been in Italy for a while, you know this joke’s for real.
While reading it, I happened to burst out laughing while on the tube a lot of time, because every single story is incredibly funny and somehow a tad real.
If you can read Italian, make sure you get this gem, and you’ll sure spend a couple of hours laughing out loud. :)
This post was written 1 year, 3 months ago on March 12th, 2007 late at night.
