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Italian Stories
Joseph Papaleo
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Description for Italian Stories
Paperback. Series: American Literature Series. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
295
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
American Literature Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
295
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564783066
SKU
V9781564783066
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About Joseph Papaleo
Joseph Papaleo (1925-2004) was an Italian American novelist, and academic. He grew up in The Bronx. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, from Columbia University with an M.A., and from the University of Florence with a Ph.D.
Reviews for Italian Stories
"Papaleo's appealing stories of an Italian community in the Bronx of the 1930s and 1940s highlight the universality of his characters' experiences, which could just as well take place in Armenian, Irish, or other ethnic communities in America."
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