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The Archeology of a Good Ragù : Discovering Naples, My Father and Myself.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Domini, John.
- Series:
- Guernica World Editions
- Guernica World Editions ; v.36
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Domini, John, 1951-.
- Domini, John.
- Autobiography.
- Autobiographies.
- Naples (Italy)--Biography.
- Naples (Italy).
- Italy--Naples.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Guernica Editions, 2021.
- Summary:
- "The Archeology of a Good Ragu has a thematic arrangement, with three long chapters: first on finding romance, then on forging integrity, and finally on confronting mortality. An epilogue follows, naturally, brief like the opening section. But the three principal concerns thoroughly defined in the text provide solid and coherent building blocks. Each raises an issue closely associated with Naples. As for romance, this is the city of Sophia Loren, after all. Then there is the Camorra, threatening any decent persons efforts to build a life, and then there is the ubiquitous evidence of kingdoms that rose and fell, one after another. Besides their local pertinence, too, each of these themes represents essential learning for a man who got to pull himself back together. Indeed, though the locations exotic and mysteries abound, ultimately this memoir grapples with a question crucial to any adult, anywhere: where is the good life?"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- PART ONE : Mo' lo facc'-I'm on it.
- PART TWO : 'O Polpo Si Ccuoce In Acqua Su'- The octopus cooks in its own water
- PART THREE : Chi Chiagne Fott'À Chi Ride- The one crying is in bed with the one laughing.
- PART FOUR : Natale cu i tuoie e Pasqua cu chi voie-Christmas with yours and Easter with whoever you want.
- PART FIVE : 'a capa è 'na sfoglia 'e cipolle-A brain peels like an onion.
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- About the Author
- ALSO BY JOHN DOMINI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781771835541
- 1771835540
- OCLC:
- 1193560434
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