{"product_id":"italian-stories-9781564783066","title":"Italian Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaying 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564783066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.54w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 1640\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2002 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph Papaleo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659927679132,"sku":"9781564783066","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a1bd6518-8dd1-414f-98ee-8153b6b407ae.jpg?v=1603895711","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/italian-stories-9781564783066","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}