very little about italian culture because anyone who knows italian knows don corlione was not possible. he was the most wonderful man and i came to love him dearly. also the book was so salacious and absurd story. i went from chapter after chapter about this girl who hin her private -- >> a doctor. >> a doctor who was having an affair with this girl who had certain anatomical problems. and ultimately i diagrammed every page. and i found within this potboiler this interesting story about america. and i was very intrigued with the buenes ares story because it really introduced you to the idea if you were a friend of a