“A modern folk tale filled with love, laughter and the joy of life.… Reading these merry pages is something like eating a dinner of the very best spaghetti and meat sauce with plenty of Chianti and a string orchestra nearby playing ‘Santa Lucia.’” The New York Times
“This absolute gem of a novel remains fresh. The story of a community of Italian immigrants who settle on the South Side of Cleveland during the 1920s and put their hands to work laying track for the mighty railroad heading west, DeCapite’s debut novel is a book for the ear, a joyous celebration of voices, a sweet American hymn.”from the Foreword
“The truth is, Fabrizze is the boss of everything and everybody in this beguiling haven of song, drink, food and perpetual talk that sounds like poetry.… Fabrizze of the golden hair and the big smile, is larger than life, and in general handsomer. ”New York Herald Tribune
“Raymond DeCapite is a writer of exquisite talents: phrasemaker, dreamer, poet, teller of fairy tales.… He is a sweet writer.” John Fante, American novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter of Italian descent
“A modern folk tale filled with love, laughter and the joy of life.… Reading these merry pages is something like eating a dinner of the very best spaghetti and meat sauce with plenty of Chianti and a string orchestra nearby playing ‘Santa Lucia.’” The New York Times
“This absolute gem of a novel remains fresh. The story of a community of Italian immigrants who settle on the South Side of Cleveland during the 1920s and put their hands to work laying track for the mighty railroad heading west, DeCapite’s debut novel is a book for the ear, a joyous celebration of voices, a sweet American hymn.”from the Foreword
“The truth is, Fabrizze is the boss of everything and everybody in this beguiling haven of song, drink, food and perpetual talk that sounds like poetry.… Fabrizze of the golden hair and the big smile, is larger than life, and in general handsomer. ”New York Herald Tribune
“Raymond DeCapite is a writer of exquisite talents: phrasemaker, dreamer, poet, teller of fairy tales.… He is a sweet writer.” John Fante, American novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter of Italian descent
The Coming of Fabrizze: A Novel
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224Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781612778945 |
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Publisher: | Kent State University Press |
Publication date: | 06/15/2010 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 224 |
File size: | 459 KB |