Umbertina - by Helena Barolini (Paperback)

About the Book

A quintessential immigrant narrative, now acknowledged as a contemporary classic of Italian-American women's literature.

Book Synopsis

A quintessential immigrant narrative, now acknowledged as a contemporary classic of Italian-American women's literature.

Review Quotes

"An important novel for these times . . . through a dazzling interplay of American and Italian characters in both countries, Helen Barolini delineates the major concerns of all thinking American ethnics." -The Philadelphia Inquirer

"An ambitious saga which spans the history and probes some of the tensions of the Italian American . . . panoramic, descriptive, and solidly crafted." -Publishers Weekly

"Readable, perceptive, and rich in detail." -Library Journal

"Umbertina should be read. . . . Barolini redeems from silence, from neglect, those brave women upon whose shoulders [Italian Americans] should be proud to stand." -Newsletter of the Italian-American Institute

About the Author

Helen Barolini is a recipient of an American Book Award for The Dream Book: an Anthology of Italian American Women Writers. The Italian edition of her novel Umbertina was the recipient of a literary prize in Italy, the Premio Acerbi, in 2008. She is also the author of twelve published books, two unpublished novels, and many short stories and essays that have appeared in literary journals, anthologies and several annual editions of Best American Essays.