Tim Parks Books in Order
Tim Parks is a critically acclaimed author, translator, and essayist, born in Manchester in 1954. He spent his formative years in London before pursuing higher education at Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981, he settled in Italy, where he has lived with his family of three children ever since. Parks has written an impressive body of work, encompassing fourteen novels, including the Booker Prize-shortlisted <i>Europa</i>, <i>Destiny</i>, <i>Cleaver</i>, and <i>In Extremis</i>. His personal accounts of life in northern Italy, <i>Italian Neighbours</i> and <i>An Italian Education</i>, have gained significant popularity, while <i>A Season with Verona</i> offers a captivating glimpse into Italian culture through the lens of football. Parks has also written non-fiction works, such as <i>Medici Money</i> and <i>Teach Us to Sit Still</i>, which delve into the history of the Medici bank and the intersection of health, illness, and meditation.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Tim Parks
- #1AmazonTongues Of Flame(1987)
- #2AmazonLoving Roger(1987)
- #3AmazonHome Thoughts(1988)
- #4AmazonFamily Planning(1989)
- #5AmazonGoodness(1994)
- #6AmazonShear(1995)
- #7AmazonEuropa(1997)
- #8AmazonDestiny(2001)
- #9AmazonJudge Savage(2004)
- #10AmazonRapids(2006)
- #11AmazonCleaver(2007)
- #12AmazonDreams of Rivers and Seas(2008)
- #13AmazonThe Server / Sex Is Forbidden(2012)
- #14AmazonThomas and Mary(2016)
- #15AmazonIn Extremis(2017)
- #16AmazonTalking About It(2007)
- #1AmazonReading and the Reader (By: PhilipDavis)(2013)
- #2AmazonPoetry (By: David Constantine)(2013)
- #3AmazonRepetition and Identity (By: Catherine Pickstock)(2013)
- #4AmazonThe Novel(2015)
- #5AmazonEveryday Stories (By: Rachel Bowlby)(2016)
- #6AmazonTales of Literacy for the 21st Century (By: Maryanne Wolf)(2016)
- #7AmazonThe Tragic Imagination (By: Rowan Williams)(2016)
- #8AmazonIs Literature Healthy? (By: Josie Billington)(2016)
- #9AmazonTradition (By: Seth Lerer)(2016)
- #10AmazonLiterature and the Public Good (By: Rick Rylance)(2016)
- #11AmazonThe Humanities and Everyday Life (By: Michael Levenson)(2017)
- #12AmazonReaders' Liberation (By: Jonathan Rose)(2018)
- #13AmazonMilton's Poetical Thought (By: Maggie Kilgour)(2021)
- #1AmazonHell and Back: Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante to Rushdie(2002)
- #2AmazonThe Fighter: Literary Essays(2007)
- #3AmazonWhere I'm Reading From: The Changing World of Books(2015)
- #4AmazonThe Novel: A Survival Skill(2015)
- #5AmazonLife and Work: Writers, Readers, and the Conversations between Them(2016)
- #6AmazonPen in Hand: Reading, Rereading and other Mysteries(2019)
About Tim Parks
Tim Parks is a critically acclaimed author, translator, and essayist, born in Manchester in 1954. He spent his formative years in London before pursuing higher education at Cambridge and Harvard. In 1981, he settled in Italy, where he has lived with his family of three children ever since. Parks has written an impressive body of work, encompassing fourteen novels, including the Booker Prize-shortlisted <i>Europa</i>, <i>Destiny</i>, <i>Cleaver</i>, and <i>In Extremis</i>. His personal accounts of life in northern Italy, <i>Italian Neighbours</i> and <i>An Italian Education</i>, have gained significant popularity, while <i>A Season with Verona</i> offers a captivating glimpse into Italian culture through the lens of football. Parks has also written non-fiction works, such as <i>Medici Money</i> and <i>Teach Us to Sit Still</i>, which delve into the history of the Medici bank and the intersection of health, illness, and meditation.
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