Italian Stories
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Paying homage to the Italian-American experience, Italian Stories celebrates an Italian neighbourhood in the Bronx during the 1930s and '40s, and mourns the loss of this ethnic identity with the migration of subsequent generations to the suburbs. With stories that are both melancholy and comic, Papaleo here explores the contradictory desires of assimilation: his characters want to live the life of the average American while maintaining a strong link to their rich heritage. In addition, Papaleo rails against the damaging stereotypes of Italian-Americans propagated by the media in movies and television.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1564783065
ISBN13:9781564783066
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
Length:295 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Italian Stories is a must read for anyone with the experience or the curiousity of living with stereotypes. Papaleo has very eloquently presented the challenges and issues Italian-Americans have faced for so long. It is a pure delight to read these extraordinarily well written stories which leave you wanting more when you are finished. Let's hope there is more to follow from him!
Italian Stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Joe Papaleo's voice is loud and clear. The struggling ethnic attempting to dispel the mafia image. At a time when the Soprano's has replaced the Godfather, the italo-americans need this reality. We are not all connected, spaghetti eating, greasy monkeys. Papaleo tells it like it is. He is articulate and breathes a breath of fresh air into the otherwise cigar smoking, garlic breath of the italo-american.
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