Eight prominent Italian-American authors--including George Anastasia, Jay Parini, Regina Barreca, and five others--share their insights into and interpretations of HBO's award-winning series The Sopranos, discussing such topics as family, heritage, men, women, suburbia, organized crime, religion, and psychotherapy and how the show portrays these themes. Original. 25,000 first printing.
Regina Barreca is Professor of English and Feminist Theory at the University of Connecticut. Her many publications include the best-selling book Don’t Tell Mama: The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing, and a weekly column in The Hartford Courant.