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Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America
by Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America
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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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- Jun 1, 2001 Pub Date:
- 0393321959 ISBN-10:
- 9780393321951 ISBN-13:
- English Language
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