{"product_id":"were-you-always-an-italian-maria-laurino-9780393321951","title":"Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America","description":"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\" (\u003cem\u003eArizona Republic\u003c\/em\u003e), she writes about guidos, bimbettes, and \u003cem\u003emammoni\u003c\/em\u003e (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 \u003cem\u003egavone\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ebubidabetz\u003c\/em\u003e. According to Frances Mayes, she navigates the conflicting forces of ethnicity \"with humor and wisdom.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Laurino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393321959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393321951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Maria Laurino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044510658815,"sku":"9780393321951","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b914cefe-34c6-45d6-8652-d2f18e066792.jpg?v=1684973275","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/were-you-always-an-italian-maria-laurino-9780393321951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}