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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ivy Books
Publication date
March 1, 1993
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780804110334
ISBN-10
0804110336
Dimensions
1.25 by 4.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$5.99
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays. Gay Talese (Penguin Modern Classics) | The Voyeur's Motel | High Notes | Fame and Obscurity | The Gay Talese Reader | Christ Stopped at Eboli | Honor Thy Father | Thy Neighbor's Wife | The Kingdom and the Power
Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays. Gay Talese (Penguin Modern Classics) | The Voyeur's Motel | High Notes | Fame and Obscurity | The Gay Talese Reader | Christ Stopped at Eboli | Honor Thy Father | Thy Neighbor's Wife | The Kingdom and the Power
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author of The Kingdom and the Power turns his literary powers to the subject of his own family, offering a powerful portrayal of the Italian-American experience. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "An Italian ROOTS." The Washington Post Book World
At long last, Gay Talese, one of America's greatest living authors, employs his prodigious storytelling gifts to tell the saga of his own family's emigration to America from Italy in the years preceding World War II. Ultimately it is the story of all immigrant families and the hope and sacrifice that took them from the familiarity of the old world into the mysteries and challenges of the new.
At long last, Gay Talese, one of America's greatest living authors, employs his prodigious storytelling gifts to tell the saga of his own family's emigration to America from Italy in the years preceding World War II. Ultimately it is the story of all immigrant families and the hope and sacrifice that took them from the familiarity of the old world into the mysteries and challenges of the new.
Editions
Hardcover
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (February 1, 1992)
9780679410348 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.50 × 2.00 in. | 2.55 lbs | List price $25.00
About: The essence of the Italian-American experience is portrayed in a family saga that begins in a small Italian village and spans three generations and two world wars
About: The essence of the Italian-American experience is portrayed in a family saga that begins in a small Italian village and spans three generations and two world wars
Paperback
Reprint edition from Random House Inc (April 25, 2006)
9780812976069 | details & prices | 577 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $17.00
About: The essence of the Italian-American experience is portrayed in a family saga that begins in a small Italian village and spans three generations and two world wars.
About: The essence of the Italian-American experience is portrayed in a family saga that begins in a small Italian village and spans three generations and two world wars.
from Ballantine Books (March 1, 1995)
9780345463425 | details & prices | 640 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $29.00
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Ivy Books (March 1, 1993)
9780804110334 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $5.99
About: The essence of the Italian-American experience is portrayed in a family saga that begins in a small Italian village and spans three generations and two world wars
About: The essence of the Italian-American experience is portrayed in a family saga that begins in a small Italian village and spans three generations and two world wars
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