Dances with Luigi : A Grandson's Search for His Italian Roots
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"[A] touching memoir...The reader becomes a passenger on a sensual trip through the Italian countryside as Paolicelli vividly describes each person he meets and each food he tastes."
--Chicago Tribune
"[Paolicelli's] writing has a headlong, heartfelt quality, the energy of someone who has searched to find words for what he feels so deeply. His narrative is made more compelling by his skillfull interpolation of local history and story. The coda, where he finds the words--in Italian--to share his feelings with his father and where he names his new daughter, Cara, is almost unbearably moving." --Booklist
"Paolicelli has written a beautiful story....A natural-born storyteller, Paolicelli immediately grabs the reader's attention...Vivid descriptions of the Italian countryside and its people carry the reader along on this three-year journey of self-discovery... A compelling and moving memoir, this tale is remembered long after it has been read." --Library Journal
Dances with Luigi: A Grandson's Search for His Italian Roots,Paul E. Paolicelli,St. Martin's Griffin,0312283806,1945-,Biography & Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Civilization,Europe - Italy,General,Italy,National characteristics, Italian,Paolicelli, Paul,Travel,Travelers,Biography & Autobiography / General
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