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Italian Stories
Paperback
Series: American Literature
Publisher Price: $13.95
ISBN13: 9781564783066
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr
Published: Jan 1 2002
Pages: 295
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.82 Width: 5.54 Depth: 8.52
Language: English
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.
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