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Set in Chicago during the 1940s and 1950s, Paper Fish is populated by hardworking Italian-American immigrants whose heroism lies in their quiet, sometimes tragic humanity. At the center of the novel is young Carmolina, who is torn between the bonds of the past and the pull of the future —a need for home and a yearning for independence.Carmolina’s own story is interwoven with the stories of her the memories and legends of her Grandmother Doria; the courtship tales of her father, a gentle policeman and her mother, a lonely waitress; and the painful story of Doriana, her beautiful but silent sister.
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Paper Fish, Tina De Rosa, Sandra M. Sandra Mortola Gilbert, Edwige Giunta
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2003
- Einband
- (Paperback),
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- Beschädigt
- Preis
- € 8,09
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- Titel
- Paper Fish
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Tina De Rosa, Sandra M. Sandra Mortola Gilbert, Edwige Giunta
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2003
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 176
- ISBN10
- 1558614397
- ISBN13
- 9781558614390
- Reihe
- Kategorien
- Schlagwörter
- Amerikanische Literatur, Italien
- Beschreibung
- Set in Chicago during the 1940s and 1950s, Paper Fish is populated by hardworking Italian-American immigrants whose heroism lies in their quiet, sometimes tragic humanity. At the center of the novel is young Carmolina, who is torn between the bonds of the past and the pull of the future —a need for home and a yearning for independence.Carmolina’s own story is interwoven with the stories of her the memories and legends of her Grandmother Doria; the courtship tales of her father, a gentle policeman and her mother, a lonely waitress; and the painful story of Doriana, her beautiful but silent sister.