Were You Always an Italian?

Author	: Maria Laurino
Publisher	: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages	: 228
Release	: 2001-05-22
ISBN-10	: 0393321959
ISBN-13	: 9780393321951
Rating	: 4/5 (59 Downloads)

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Download or read book Were You Always an Italian? written by Maria Laurino and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001-05-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York writer explores the disconnect that many Italian Americans, rootedin the rocky soil of Southern Italy, feel between images from Bensonhurst andMafia movies, on one hand, and Northern Italian style and verve on the other.224 pp.

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