Tobias Jones (writer)

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Tobias Jones is a British author and journalist. Educated at Jesus College, Oxford he worked at the London Review of Books and the Independent on Sunday. He moved to Parma in Italy in 1999. He is best known for the book he wrote about Italy, The Dark Heart of Italy. Now lives in Bristol with Italian wife and two young daughters. In September 2006 he captained England in the writers' world cup. In January 2007 he published his second book "Utopian Dreams" (Faber & Faber)after a whole year spent travelling with his wife Francesca and first daughter Benny across five communities in Britain and Italy. The book was featured on BBC Radio 4's "Start the Week" as well as being book of the week on that channel.