{"product_id":"9781590517741","title":"Our Roots Are Deep with Passion: New Essays by Italian-American Writers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThoughtful,  poignant, and hilarious personal essays collected by the editors of  Creative Nonfiction explore the meanings of Italian-American identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the twenty-one nonfiction narratives collected in \u003ci\u003eOur Roots Are Deep with Passion\u003c\/i\u003e,  established and emerging writers with family ties to Italy reflect on  the ways that their lives have been accented with uniquely  Italian-American flavors. Several of the essays breathe new life into  the time-honored theme of family—Louise DeSalvo honors her grandfather,  nick-named “the drunk” because he spent his life of hard work drinking  wine instead of water, and James Vescovi portrays the close of the  stormy relationship between his father and grandmother. Other stories  tackle the mystical side of Italian-American life, like Laura Valeri’s  account of a summer vacation séance in Sardinia that goes eerily awry.  And elsewhere, Stephanie Susnjara charts the history of garlic in  society and her kitchen, and Gina Barreca offers an unabashed confession  of congenital jealousy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLee Gutkind, founding editor of \u003ci\u003eCreative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e,  the nation’s premier nonfiction prose literary journal, and Joanna  Clapps Herman have brought together artful essays by novelists,  scholars, critics, and memoirists from across the country. The pieces  are as varied as their authors, but all explore the unique intersections  of language, tradition, cuisine, and culture that characterize the  diverse experience of Americans of Italian heritage.","brand":"Other Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138025406704,"sku":"9781590517741","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590517741_p0.jpg?v=1763803828","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590517741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}