Italian Stories (American Literature (Dalkey Archive)) - Softcover

Papaleo, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564783065 ISBN 13: 9781564783066

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"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."--Library Journal

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1564783065
• ISBN 13: 9781564783066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 295