My Two Italies: A Personal and Cultural History

by Joseph Luzzi

Book Overview

A charming, informative personal history that blends the anecdotal, historical, and downright unusual

The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, Joseph Luzzi straddles these two perspectives in My Two Italies to link his family's dramatic story to Italy's north-south divide, its quest for a unifying language, and its passion for art, food, and family.

From his Calabrian father's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374535396
• ISBN13: 9780374535391
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"