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Book Title: Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America The author of the book: Maria Laurino Edition: W. W. Norton Company Date of issue: June 17th 2001 ISBN: 0393321959 ISBN 13: 9780393321951 Language: English Format files: PDF The size of the: 36.67 MB City - Country: No data Loaded: 1642 times Reader ratings: 5.5 |
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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."

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