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Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria
Mark Rotella
ISBN 13: 9780865476967
Publisher: North Point Pr
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Softcover
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A tribute to Calabrians and their way of life notes their seclusion from the commercial practices of other Italian regions and describes the author's tour beside a postcard photographer who identified for him the area's most noteworthy sites and revealed local cooking secrets and cultural traditions. Reprint.
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"Better than gelato. Not to be missed."
Kirkus, 05/15/2003
Review:"There are already bad books on the subject; this one is good, the product of persistent, gentle curiosity and persistently open eyes."
Michael Pye, New York Times Book Review, 06/01/2003
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Book Description: North Point Press, United States, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 209 x 139 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Calabria is the toe of the boot that is Italy "-- "a rugged peninsula where grapevines and fig and olive trees cling to the mountainsides during scorching summers. Calabria is also a seedbed of Italian-American culture; in North America, more people of Italian heritage trace their roots to Calabria than to almost any other region in Italy. Mark Rotella's "Stolen Figs -- "named a Best Travel Book of 2003 by" Conde Nast Traveler -- "is a marvelous evocation of Calabria. A grandson of Calabrese immigrants, Rotella persuades his father to visit the region for the first time in thirty years; once there, he meets Giuseppe, a postcard photographer who becomes his guide. As they travel around the region, Giuseppe initiates Rotella "-- "and the reader "-- "into its secrets: how to make a soppressata and 'nduja, and, of course, how to steal a fig without committing a crime. "Stolen Figs" is a model travelogue "-- "at once charming and wise, and full of an earthy and unpretentious sense of life that now, as ever, characterizes Calabria and its people. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780865476967 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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