Italian American writers on New Jersey
Subtitle: an anthology of poetry and prose
By: edited by Jennifer Gillan, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, and Edvige Giunta.
Contributors: Gillan, Jennifer.; Gillan, Maria M.; Giunta, Edvige.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: American literature -- New Jersey.; American literature -- Italian American authors.; Italian Americans -- Literary collections.; New Jersey -- Literary collections.
Genres: Literary collections.
Description: This anthology gathers fiction, poetry, memoirs, oral histories, and journalistic pieces by some of the best writers to chronicle the Italian American experience in the Garden State. These works focus on ethnic identity and the distinctive culture of New Jersey, which has long been home to a large and vital Italian American community.