Our Roots Are Deep with Passion: New Essays by Italian-American Writers

Thoughtful, poignant, and hilarious personal essays explore the meanings of Italian-American identity. In the 21 nonfiction narratives collected here, established and emerging writers with family ties to Italy reflect on the ways that their lives have been accented with uniquely Italian-American flavors. Chosen by the staff of Creative Nonfiction, the nation’s premier nonfiction prose literary journal, these varied pieces explore the peculiar intersections of language, tradition, cuisine, and culture that characterize the diverse experience of Americans of Italian heritage.