{"product_id":"9780393343519","title":"Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best books about the immigrant experience in America....unique and gracefully written.\"—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maria Laurino sifts through the stereotypes bedeviling Italian Americans to deliver a penetrating and hilarious examination of third-generation ethnic identity. With \"intelligence and honesty\" (\u003cem\u003eArizona Republic\u003c\/em\u003e), she writes about guidos, bimbettes, and \u003cem\u003emammoni\u003c\/em\u003e (mama's boys in Italy); examines the clashing aesthetics of Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace; and unravels the etymology of southern Italian dialect words like \u003cem\u003egavone\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ebubidabetz\u003c\/em\u003e. According to Frances Mayes, she navigates the conflicting forces of ethnicity \"with humor and wisdom.\"","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156796489968,"sku":"9780393343519","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393343519_p0.jpg?v=1763697111","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393343519","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}