or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
82 used & new from £0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Europa
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Europa (Paperback)

by Tim Parks (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
RRP: £7.99
Price: £5.05 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.94 (37%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Thursday, February 11? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
20 new from £1.70 61 used from £0.01 1 collectible from £0.25
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover 14 used & new from £0.01
Paperback 13 used & new from £0.83

Frequently Bought Together

Europa + Cleaver + Dreams of Rivers and Seas
Total RRP: £23.97
Price For All Three: £16.37

Show availability and delivery details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Cara Massimina

Cara Massimina

by Tim Parks
4.4 out of 5 stars (5)  £7.19
Cleaver

Cleaver

by Tim Parks
4.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £5.19
Dreams of Rivers and Seas

Dreams of Rivers and Seas

by Tim Parks
4.3 out of 5 stars (3)  £6.13
Destiny

Destiny

by Tim Parks
4.1 out of 5 stars (11)  £13.59
Medici Money: Banking, metaphysics and art in fifteenth-century Florence

Medici Money: Banking, metaphysics and art in fifteenth-century Florence

by Tim Parks
4.0 out of 5 stars (3)  £5.67
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (1 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099268094
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099268093
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 37,859 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #2 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > P > Parks, Tim

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description

A comic, dark and dyspeptic novel about an obsessive love gone sour. Jealousy and revenge, passion and dread intertwine in one man's soul as he is trapped in the awful claustrophobia of a three-day coach journey across Europe with a group of people he loathes - and the woman who broke his heart.

About the Author

Born in Manchester in 1954, Tim Parks moved permanently to Italy in 1980. Author of novels, non-fiction and essays, he has won the Somerset Maugham, Betty Trask and Llewellyn Rhys awards, and been shortlisted for the Booker. His works include Destiny, Europa, Adultery and other Diversions, Italian Neighbours and A Season with Verona.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(4)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Europa
54% buy the item featured on this page:
Europa 4.5 out of 5 stars (6)
£5.05
Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona
21% buy
Italian Neighbours: An Englishman in Verona 4.3 out of 5 stars (12)
£5.92
Destiny
10% buy
Destiny 4.1 out of 5 stars (11)
£13.59
Dreams of Rivers and Seas
8% buy
Dreams of Rivers and Seas 4.3 out of 5 stars (3)
£6.13
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews
5 star:
 (3)
4 star:
 (3)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Well-written musings on the new Europe, 4 Jan 2005
This review is from: Europa (Hardcover)
Jerry Marlow narrates his thoughts and happenings during a bus journey to Strasbourg by Milan-based foreign lecturers and supporting students to air grievances in the European parliament. Marlow is having a bitter, mid-life crisis after marriage
break-up; difficulties with his teenage daughter, and a further break-up with a female student - who is also on the bus-trip.. The undoubted strength of this work is Tim Parks' prose: extremely long sentences set down the cerebral Marlow's jostling and competing thoughts in a challenging, yet highly readable, 'stream of consciousness' narrative.

Aside from Marlow himself, there are a number of other well-drawn and intriguing characters, most notably the trip-organiser, Indian-Welshman Vikram Griffiths. Along the way, Marlow unleashes his criticisms of various issues regarding the new Europe, including the wastefulness and cost of maintaining parliaments in both Brussels and Strasbourg; rivalries and jealousies in the supposed united Europe; the sterility of modern European architecture; communication problems, and pre-Euro currency dramas. Although this material is well-handled and interesting, much of it has been extensively covered in the media and some of the issues already feel a bit dated. Nevertheless, I would strongly recommend this novel primarily for the quality of the writing and the chance to enter the mind of the bitter, troubled and intelligent narrator.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, a must read, 11 Dec 2000
By A Customer
Parks does an awesome job of digging deep into his characters and showing the reader their real thoughts. He dispells the idea of a United Europe and deals with complex issues that most wouldn't like to face. All of this is presented in a unique and interesting fashion with the main character's constant self-evaluation.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not easy reading at first but well worth it, 9 May 2001
By A Customer
As a fellow Englishman in Italy I absoloutely devoured 'Italian Neighbours' and An Italian Education' which seemed to be written just for me! Europa is my first T Parks novel however and although I found the style a little hard going at the beginning, I was soon taken in by its compulsive narrative style and the intricacy of the characters. The "train of thought" style is at once 'heavy' yet logical. Great stuff .. looking forward to 'Destiny' and who knows whether I shall bump into the man himself one day in our adopted nation!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking, erudite book.
It takes a while to get used to the writing style but once tuned in to it's slow pace, the book is a pleasure to read. Read more
Published on 19 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. The fallacies behind the EU stripped bare.
Using mixed nationalities and tortured personal relationships the Author explodes the myth of a United Europe. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Wholly Interesting
Great characterisation, a must for anyone living, working or with an interest in Europe, I enjoyed the way the characters meshed and the excentricities implicitly unveiled. Read more
Published on 6 May 1999

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject








i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.