Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America - Softcover

Laurino, Maria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393321959 ISBN 13: 9780393321951

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

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Book by Laurino Maria

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"Starred Review. This entertaining memoir chronicles Laurino's experiences from childhood to marriage, eventually getting to the heart of what it means to be Italian in America. She creatively approaches various cultural facets, from clothing to politics to religion, with candor and personality, using specific examples to illustrate general cultural themes...In examining each component, Laurino openly expresses the mixed feelings of pride and embarrassment she felt as a child, which eventually developed into understanding and veneration. This book will serve as a welcome reminder that there is more to Italian culture than The Sopranos." "[A] delightfully companionable book ...a fine contribution to the literature of American ethnicity." -- Phillip Lopate, author of Portrait of My Body "Finally, someone has had the intelligence and the honesty to go beyond the stereotypes...completely original and informative." -- David Chase, creator/executive producer, The Sopranos "Adroitly, without defensiveness, Laurino takes us on a journey of exploration of the Italian-American experience, with intelligence and love." -- Helen Barolini, author of Chiaroscuro: Essays of Identity

Reseña del editor:

Maria Laurino sifts through the stereotypes bedeviling Italian Americans to deliver a penetrating and hilarious examination of third-generation ethnic identity. With "intelligence and honesty" (Arizona Republic), she writes about guidos, bimbettes, and mammoni (mama's boys in Italy); examines the clashing aesthetics of Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace; and unravels the etymology of southern Italian dialect words like gavone and bubidabetz. According to Frances Mayes, she navigates the conflicting forces of ethnicity "with humor and wisdom."

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• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0393321959
• ISBN 13: 9780393321951
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 220