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Don't tell mama!, the Penguin book of Italian American writing, edited with an introduction by Regina Barreca

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Don't tell mama!

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edited with an introduction by Regina Barreca

the Penguin book of Italian American writing

Representing the best Italian-American contributions to American literature, this anthology of fiction, poetry, journalistic writings, and essays ranges from the 1800s to the present day

Introduction: Why Don't Tell Mama! The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing? -- Explanatory Notes and Caveats to the Introduction / Hugo Barreca -- / Flavia Alaya -- From Under the Rose: A Confession -- / Carol Bonomo Albright, Elvira Di Fabio -- "Introduction to Rocchietti's Lorenzo and Oonalaska" -- Selections, Lorenzo and Oonalaska (1835) -- / George Anastasia -- "Sinatra's 'Associations' with the Mob" -- / Tony Ardizzone -- "Holy Cards," from Taking It Home: Stories from the Neighborhood -- / David Baldacci -- From Wish You Well -- / Helen Barolini -- "Buried Alive by Language," from Chiaroscuro: Essays of Identity -- From Umbertina -- "Classic and Good," from More Italian Hours and Other Stories -- / Regina Barreca -- "My Grandmother, A Chicken, and Death," from Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful -- / Joy Behar -- "My Life in Funeral Parlors," from Joy Shtick: Or What Is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments? -- / Mary Jo Bona -- From Claiming a Tradition: Italian American Women Writers -- / Dorothy Bryant -- From Miss Giardino -- / Anne Calcagno -- "Story of My Weight," from Pray for Yourself and Other Stories -- / Phyllis Capello -- "Careless Love: How Women Get to Hell" -- / Nancy Caronia -- From "Macaronis," from Paper Napkins -- / Grace Cavalieri -- "Grandmother," from Poems: New and Selected -- / Diana Cavallo -- From A Bridge of Leaves -- / Thomas Centolella -- "Ossi Dei Morti," from Terra Firma -- "Small Acts," from Terra Firma -- / John Ciardi -- "True or False," from The Birds of Pompeii -- "Useless Knowledge," from The Birds of Pompeii -- "The Evil Eye," from The Collected Poems of John Ciardi -- "In Place of a Curse," from The Collected Poems of John Ciardi -- "On Flunking a Nice Boy out of School," from The Collected Poems of John Ciardi -- "Statement," from The Collected Poems of John Ciardi -- / Rita Ciresi -- "Lifelines," from Mother Rocket -- / Robert Corrente -- "Ellis Island" -- / Gregory Corso -- "Youthful Religious Experiences," from Herald of the Autochthonic Spirit -- / Peter Covino -- "Poverty of Language" -- "Infidel" -- / George Cuomo -- From Family Honor: An American Life -- / Joseph Cuomo -- "The First Night of the Wake" -- / Don DeLillo -- From Underworld -- / Lina del Tinto Demarsky -- From Leaven of the Pharisees: The Dark Side of Italian-American Life -- / Mary Russo Demetrick -- "I study Italian," from First Pressing -- "I stash treasures," from Italian Notebook -- / Tina De Rosa -- From Paper Fish -- / Louise DeSalvo -- From Vertigo: A Memoir -- From Breathless -- / Carole DeSanti -- From "Ars Longa, Vita brevis?" -- / Rachel Guido deVries -- From Tender Warriors -- / Pietro di Donato -- From Christ in Concrete -- / W.S. Di Piero -- "The Depot," from Shadows Burning -- "Sabbioneta to Parma," from The Dog Star -- / Diane di Prima -- From Recollections of My Life as a Woman -- / John Fante -- From The Brotherhood of the Grape -- "Hail Mary," from Dago Red -- From Wait Until Spring, Bandini -- / Lawrence Ferlinghetti -- "The Old Italians Dying," from These Are My Rivers -- / Robert Ferro -- From The Family of Max Desir -- / Camille Lavieri Forman -- From A Perfect Time for Butterflies -- / Rocco Fumento -- From Tree of Dark Reflection -- / Richard Gambino -- From Blood of My Blood: The Dilemma of the Italian-Americans -- / Fred Gardaphe -- From The Italian-American Writer: An Essay and an Annotated Checklist -- / Sandra M. Gilbert -- "The Tidal Wave," from Kissing the Bread: New and Selected Poems, 1969-1999 -- "Mafioso," from Kissing the Bread -- "Tailors," from Kissing the Bread -- / Maria Mazziotti Gillan -- "Opening the Door: 19th Street, Paterson," from Things My Mother Told Me -- "Secrets," from Things My Mother Told Me -- / Dana Gioia -- "Cleared Away," from The Gods of Winter -- "Money," from The Gods of Winter -- "Planting a Sequoia," from The Gods of Winter -- / Daniela Gioseffi -- "For Grandma Lucia La Rosa, 'Light the Rose, '" from Word Wounds and Water Flowers -- "American Sonnets for My Father," from Word Wounds and Water Flowers -- "Woman with Tongue Sculpted in Cheek," from Eggs in the Lake -- / Arturo Giovannitti -- "Anniversary I," from The Collected Poems of Arturo Giovannitti -- / Edvige Giunta -- "Litania for My Mother's Hands" -- / John Glavin -- From "MANAYUNK: Growing Up in Philadelphia During and After the War" -- / Barbara Grizzuti Harrison -- "Godfather II: Of Families and Families," from Off Center -- From An Accidental Autobiography -- / Josephine Gattuso Hendin -- "Who Will Marry You Now?" -- / Joanna Clapps Herman -- "The Discourse of un' Propria Paparone" -- / Evan Hunter -- From The Paper Dragon -- From The Blackboard Jungle -- From "The Kiss" -- / Albert Innaurato -- From Ulysses in Traction -- / Marisa Labozzetta -- "After Victory" -- / Wally Lamb -- "Food and Fatalism" -- / Garibaldi M. Lapolla -- From The Grand Gennaro -- / Salvatore La Puma -- "Wear It in Good Health," from The Boys of Bensonhurst -- "First Cousins," from Teaching Angels to Fly -- / Maria Laurino -- From "Words," from Were You Always an Italian? Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America -- / Jay Leno, Bill Zehme -- From Leading with My Chin -- / Frank Lentricchia -- From "Sitdown at the Heartland Hotel," from Lucchesi and the Whale -- / Jerre Mangione -- From Mount Allegro -- / Jerre Mangione, Ben Morreale -- From La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience -- / Mary Ann Mannino -- "Your Children Are Your Children, but Your Wife Is Just a Good Cigar" -- / Paul Mariani -- "Duet," from The Great Wheel -- "Show & Tell," from Salvage Operations -- "The Old Men Are Dying," from Salvage Operations -- / Carole Maso -- "The Lion's Head," from The Art Lover -- "Friend," from The Art Lover -- / Christine Palamidessi Moore -- From "The Virgin's Nose" (or Picking Up a Piece of the Pieta), from The Virgin Knows -- / Ben Morreale -- From The Loss of the Miraculous -- / George Panetta -- From We Ride a White Donkey -- From Viva Madison Avenue! -- / Paul Paolicelli -- From Dances with Luigi: A Grandson's Determined Quest to Comprehend Italy and the Italians -- / Joseph Papaleo -- "The Shylock's Wedding," from Italian Stories -- / Jay Parini -- "Grandmother in Heaven," from Town Life -- "1913," from Anthracite Country -- "The Miner's Wake," from Anthracite Country -- "Ida Parini (1890-1976)," from House of Days -- From The Apprentice Lover -- / Gianna Patriarca -- "Someday I Will Read 'Dover Beach, '" from Ciao, Baby -- "Perfect Love," from Daughters for Sale -- / Sadie Penzato -- From "The Movies," from Growing Up Sicilian and Female -- / Lucia Perillo -- "Canticle from the Book of Bob" -- "Lost Innocence of the Potato Givers," from The Body Mutinies -- "Long Time Too Long," from The Oldest Map with the Name America: New and Selected Poems -- / Mario Puzo -- From The Godfather -- From The Fortunate Pilgrim -- / Rose Quiello -- "Dedicated to an Old Friend Whose Kindness I Shall Never Forget" -- / Giose Rimanelli -- From Benedetta in Guysterland: A Liquid Novel -- / Ray Romano -- From Everything and a Kite -- / Agnes Rossi -- From The Quick -- / Mary Jo Salter -- "Video Blues," from A Kiss in Space: Poems -- / Mary Saracino -- From "Ravioli and Rage" -- / Jeanne Schinto -- From Huddle Fever: Living in the Immigrant City -- / Chris Mellie Sherman -- "How to Marry an Italian-American Man" -- / Felix Stefanile -- "The Veteran," from The Dance at St. Gabriel's -- / Gay Talese -- From Unto the Sons -- / Mari Tomasi -- From Like Lesser Gods -- / Lewis Turco -- "Failed Fathers," from The Shifting Web -- / Anthony Valerio -- "The Widows," from Conversation with Johnny -- "Song of the Castrato," from Conversation with Johnny -- / L.D. Ventura, S. Shevitch -- From Misfits and Remnants -- / Robert Viscusi -- From Astoria -- / Octavia Waldo -- From A Cup of the Sun

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