9780865476271
Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria
Mark Rotella
ISBN 13: 9780865476271
Publisher: North Point Pr
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
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Calabria is the toe of the boot that is Italy -- a rugged peninsula where grapevines and fig and olive trees cling to the mountainsides while the sea crashes against the cliffs on both coasts. 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 is a marvelous evocation of Calabria and he Calabresi, whose way of life is largely untouched by the commerce that has made Tuscany and Umbria into international tourist destinations. A grandson of Calabrese immigrants, Rotella persuades his father to visit their ancestral home for the first time in thirty years; once there, they meet Giuseppe, a postcard photographer and an informal guide to all things Calabrese. Thus familiarized with Calabria, Rotella returns there at Easter time, and they travel around the region, Giuseppe initiates him -- and the reader -- into its secrets: how to make soppressata and 'nduja; where to find hidden chapel and grottoes; and, of course, how to steal a fig without actually committing a crime.Stolen Figs is a model travelogue -- at once charming and wise, and full of the earthy and unpretentious sense of life that, now as ever, characterizes Calabria and its people.
Review:
"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: 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Calabria is the toe of the boot that is Italy -- a rugged peninsula where grapevines & fig & olive trees cling to the mountainsides. Many people of Italian heritage trace their roots to Calabria. This book is a marvelous evocation of Calabria & the Calabresi, whose way of life is largely untouched by commerce. Rotella persuades his father to visit their ancestral home for the first time in 30 years; once there, they meet Giuseppe, a postcard photographer & an informal guide to all things Calabrese. Rotella returns there at Easter time, & as they travel around the region, Giuseppe initiates him -- & the reader -- into its secrets: how to make soppressata & ‘nduja; where to find hidden chapels & grottoes; & how to steal a fig without actually committing a crime. This is a remainder book which is new and never used. It may have a remainder mark on the edge of the pages. 310pages. Printed in English. Bookseller Inventory # 1-4223-5646-9 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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