Pasquale Stiso's True Story and Other Works: A Critical Introduction and Bilingual Edition
Pasquale Stiso$10.20
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"In bringing the 'cautionary' tale of Pasquale Stiso and his elegiac musings to a new audience, Ruberto and Verdicchio perform a generous and necessary act of cultural anthropology, reinvigorating an historical memory in danger of succumbing to amnesia. Stiso's life, death, and writings challenged two enduring myths: the nostalgia of a glorious and fecund patria left behind and the seduction of a land with 'streets paved in gold.' Hope tempered by despair; deceit rebuffed by compassion; this is a tale told by an 'immigrant' who never left Italy. A small, shining tessera in the tragi-comic mosaic of the Italian diaspora."
-Stanislao G. Pugliese, Hofstra University
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bordighera Press
Published: 12/14/2021
ISBN: 9781599541839
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d