Were You Always an Italian: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America
Were You Always an Italian: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America
- ISBN 13:
9780393321951
- ISBN 10:
0393321959
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 06/17/2001
- Publisher: INGRAM
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Summary
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."