Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America by Laurino, Maria

Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393321951)

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Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America by Laurino, Maria

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

$20.00
Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America by Laurino, Maria

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

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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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."

Author: Maria Laurino
ISBN-10: 0393321959
ISBN-13: 9780393321951
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2001
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d

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