7 edition of Stolen Figs found in the catalog.
Published
May 1, 2004
by North Point Press
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Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 320 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL8317330M |
| ISBN 10 | 0865476969 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780865476967 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 59006823 |
All about Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria by Mark Rotella. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. this. Mark Rotella is an editor at Publishers Weekly, and, despite that credential, just can't write very well. The book reads like he took the contents of a guidebook to the region, moved things /5(3). Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria: Rotella, Mark: Books -
Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria eBook: Mark Rotella: : Kindle Store. Skip to main content. Try Prime Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart. Kindle Store. Go Search Hello Select your address. Speaking of stealing figs, Mark Rotella wrote a book called “Stolen Figs”. He is an Italian-American who travelled to Calabria to visit relatives and discover his homeland. He hooks up with Guiseppe who teaches him how to steal a fig without committing .
Stolen Figs, and Other Adventures in Calabria (Book): Rotella, Mark, "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. Theio was already checking his loot for firmness and texture, and assured me in no uncertain terms that “Stolen figs are by far the tastiest!” I was not at all happy, and even less so when my family erupted in laughter, with even my late father—otherwise a paragon of American by-the-book virtue—joining in.
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Mark Rotella's Stolen Figs -- named a Best Travel Book of by Condé 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.
Mark Rotella's Stolen Figs — named a Best Travel Book of by Condé 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 Stolen Figs book becomes his : Mark Rotella.
Mark Rotella's Stolen Figs is a marvelous evocation of Calabria and Calabrians, whose way of life is largely untouched by the commerce that has made Tuscany and Umbria into international tourist redoubts. A grandson of Calabrian immigrants, Rotella persuades his father to visit the region for the first time in thirty years; once there, he meets.
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An effortlessly artful blend of travel book, memoir, and affectionate portrait of a people Calabria is the toe of the bo Brand: Farrar, Straus And Giroux. Stolen Figs and Other Adventures in Calabria BUY THE BOOK Listen to Enrico Caruso, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dion, Bobby Darin, or any of the songs in the book.
Evocative, beautifully rendered travelogue/memoir by Publishers Weekly editor Rotella, recounting his adventures in Calabria, the toe of Italy's boot and the land of his : Mark Rotella. STOLEN FIGS: And Other Adventures in Calabria Mark Rotella, Author.
FSG/North Point $25 (p) ISBN The book is a love letter, and Rotella reinforces that feeling when he. Biography.
Rotella was born in Connecticut and grew up in St. Petersburg, graduated from Columbia University in with a B.A. in Russian Literature. Rotella's first book, Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria (), recounts his travels to Calabria, the region in southern Italy from which his grandparents immigrated.
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