New-Age Renaissance Man: Confessions of a Middle-Aged Italian - Softcover

Bonadio, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 059539552X ISBN 13: 9780595395521

Publisher: iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

Remember that first kiss, the awkwardness of puberty, that first hangover, and your first driver's license? They were all a part of growing up, rites of passage into adulthood. For Italian males of those middle years, that exhilarating time after World War II up until the emergence of the Generation-X male, it was also a scary time. New-Age Renaissance Man traces the footsteps of a traditional Italian-Catholic boy through the growing pains of life. It tells the tale of an inner city brat that was never quite certain of his role during those times, but who felt bound by tradition. The world was changing and modernism was revealing itself. How did the baby boomers come to terms with this changing world? Follow along through those exciting times that led the American men into the next millennium. There is much to be learned about how men of all ethnic backgrounds survive change and what makes them tick.

About this title

Synopsis

New-Age Renaissance Man tells the story of an inner city Italian boy growing up in a male-dominated household with Archie and Edith Bunker for parents and an eclectic supporting cast of neighborhood characters. Through a series of life experiences he comes to realize that the world around him is swiftly changing. Clinging to the ideas of the old ways, he must find common ground with his new surroundings. The sexual revolution of the 1960s changed his view of modern women, and while searching for wealth in Middle Class America he found a mixed bag of success and failure. A funny but instructive look at the life of an Italian baby boomer that mimics the ethnic experience of the time.

About the Author

E. W. Bonadio was born in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore, a working class neighborhood, where nearly every street corner housed a church or a bar. His life is retraced in poignant but humorous stories of an Italian?bred baby boomer, growing up, and searching for success in Middle?Class America.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 059539552X
• ISBN 13: 9780595395521
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170