Literary Nonfiction. Italian & Italian American Studies. Literary Criticism. As in previous volumes, this collection of essays contributes to the fundamental mission of the Mediterranean Centre for In
Literary Nonfiction. The third collection of Fred Gardaphé's Fra Noi book reviews (2006-2016) continues a lifelong journey into Italian American literature—"choosing the literary life has been a lifet
Literary Nonfiction. Italian Studies. A close look into the lynchings of Italians in the United States and the political, social, and cultural fallout that led to the withdrawal of Italy's ambassadors
Literary Nonfiction. Music. Film. Gay Talese and Pete Hamill discuss the life and legacy of Frank Sinatra. "Like his hero, Jay Gatsby, Sinatra 'believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that y
Literary Nonfiction. Music. Italian Studies. The odyssey recounted within these pages traverses time and space in order to bear witness to an individual's developing artistry and commitment to politic
Literary Nonfiction. History. Translated from the Italian by Siân Gibby. This collection of letters, diaries, and memoirs offers readers personal accounts of the realities of the war. We are taken bey
Poetry. "HARVEST is a splendid collection, fresh and various"—X. J. Kennedy. "[Di Pasquale] writes out of strong experience, and by insisting on accuracy, he comes out both simple and surprising. He's
The poems of Heart Murmer are richly talky and utterly authentic, one moment wry and self-deprecating and the next astonishingly open-hearted. I honor this book for its celebration of our foolish hop
Literary Nonfiction. Italian & Italian American Studies. History. Through contemporary culture and the philosophical lens of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Antonio Gramsci, Pasquale Verdicchio exams trends i
Fiction. An emotionally captivating and masterfully linked story collection set in Morocco's gleaming imperial cities, twisting medinas, and remote Saharan outposts, THE ARAB'S OX was awarded the Chic
Poetry. Fiction. Literary Nonfiction. Art. A collection of poems on our attempts to read, or by diagnostics' Greek roots, to distinguish and discern, our place and condition in time.
Poetry. Tuscan Cooking. Recipes and poetry recipes from Tuscany; poems by Italian and American poets in both Italian in English, translated by Sabine Pascarelli. Featured poets: Karren LaLonde Alenier
Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Fiction. "The three Sicilies of Joseph Amato's unusual and finely crafted book can be counted, according to its table of contents, as those of fiction, poetry, and social
Poetry. Bilingual poems in Italian and English. Illustrations by Rocco Cafiso. "Emanuel di Pasquale's poems should be read by every American ... He excels at the short lyric, writes directly, and
Poetry. Women's Studies. Italian American Studies. "I love this book with its strength and riskiness, its weaving of the Kitty Genovese story with the narrator's own story and life. The details Martel
Poetry. Women's Studies. In WHAT MY FATHER TAUGHT ME, Maria Giura writes richly and candidly about growing up Italian-American Catholic from her earliest days as the daughter of immigrant parents and
Fiction. "In her engrossing VISITS, Helen Barolini—the author of the classic "Umbertina" and editor of the equally classic Dream Book—once again explores the complexities of an Italian heritage and an
Poetry. Translated from the Italian by Ruth Feldmann and James Laughlin. "LIKE IT OR NOT is a thematically and stylistically linked volume of seven poems, a brief title poem followed by six extended o
Poetry. Music. Italian American Studies. "forgetfulness / is food for gods / and words are too / so I sit on the sill / of this white window / and plan a house / with means I get / bricks I collect /
Fiction. "With unerring irony, Ciabattari paints a shimmering, disorienting world in which the lines between dreams and reality are systematically skewed."—Publishers Weekly
