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Family Business: An ItalianNew Zealand Story
Vincent Moleta
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Description for Family Business: An ItalianNew Zealand Story
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1MBN; BG; HBJD; HBJM; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 171. Weight in Grams: 812.
In this fascinating book, an Italian literary scholar traces the story of his grandparents’ childhood on Stromboli, Italy, at the end of the 19th century, and their later immigration to New Zealand. Painting a lively picture of life in Island Bay, New Zealand’s “Little Italy,” from 1900 to the 1960s, this book weaves events and themes into a moving story of the family’s moments of joy and sorrow. Ending with the death of the author’s mother, Rosina Barnao Moleta, in 2004, the book sheds light on a little-understood strand in New Zealand’s post-colonial history, and the rich culture the Æolian ... Read more
In this fascinating book, an Italian literary scholar traces the story of his grandparents’ childhood on Stromboli, Italy, at the end of the 19th century, and their later immigration to New Zealand. Painting a lively picture of life in Island Bay, New Zealand’s “Little Italy,” from 1900 to the 1960s, this book weaves events and themes into a moving story of the family’s moments of joy and sorrow. Ending with the death of the author’s mother, Rosina Barnao Moleta, in 2004, the book sheds light on a little-understood strand in New Zealand’s post-colonial history, and the rich culture the Æolian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand
ISBN
9781927145333
SKU
V9781927145333
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Vincent Moleta
Vincent Moleta is a teacher who specialises in late medieval Italian literature, art, and cultural history at the University of Australia in Perth. The Republic of Italy knighted him for services to Italian culture abroad.
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