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Laddar... Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian Americaav Maria Laurino
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Valuable and insightful, especially the chapter entitled "Work" - having grown up in the same area at about the same time, there was much I found in common with this memoir. Read as part of my research into my Italian family roots ( ) Enjoyment of this book is significantly improved if one is of an Italian American background and, more specifically, of southern Italian ancestry. The reason for this is the heavy use of references to words and phrases of dialect that made me feel as though I was once again in my grandmother's kitchen. The pithy musings and anecdotes dealing with identity and the excellent writing make it even better and, perhaps, relevant to readers with other backgrounds. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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." Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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