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Sep....12,....2011....K.DFind..more..libraries..Librarian?..Claim..your..library..to..Christ..in..concrete..Author:..Pietro..Di..Donato..Publisher:..Chicago..:..Esquire,..1937Both....of....these....occurred....in....the....book....and....became....so....convoluted,....I....just....started....skimming....until....they....were....overThis...book...will...make...you...cryHome..WorldCat..Home..About..WorldCat..Help..Search..Search..for..Library..Items..Search..for..Lists..Search..for..Contacts..Search..for..a..Library..Create..lists,..bibliographies..and..reviews:..or..This..site..uses..cookiesAlso,...we...tend...to...be...dramatic...and...a...bit...melanchol...As...a...3rd...generation...Italian...American...I...can...appreciate...this...book...very...muchAs..long..as..the..author..deals..with..his..father's..lethal..accident..on..a..construction..job..and..his..own..decision..to..step..in..as..the..bread-winner..for..his..mother..and..7..siblings,..the..writing..is..strong..and..vibrantfull..blooded"..--..quotes..that..adorn..my..father's..paperback..--.."Christ..in..Concrete"..was..nothing..like..the..lasagna-and-meat-sauce..prose..of..Mario..Puzo's.."The..Godfather,"..the..book..that..unfortunately..would..come..to..define..the..Italian-American..experience..in..the..late..20th..centuryPlease..enter..the..messageThe..story..is..of..socio-economic,..class..and..cultural..struggleAll..in..all,..parts..of..the..story..were..very..powerful,..but..it..could..have..been..better

May..06,..2017..Will..rated..it..it..was..ok....review..of..another..edition.."He'll..put..his..tools..here..-..no..-..put..them..there..Discover...howSinclair's....book---one....of....my....all-time....favorites---begins....brilliantly....with....an....Old....Country....wedding,....and....that....seemingly....natural....way....of....life....is....contrasted....with....the....ostensibly....richer....hopes....of....the....New....World,....which....becomes....an....unremitting....stinking....hellhole....of....merciless....misery....and....injusticeThe....wellspring....of....this....is....the....working-class....Italian....cultural....origins....of....the....author....and....his....familyTo...understand...us,...you...have...to...understand...our...religionIt....was....once....said....the....best....way....to....do....flashbacks....is.don'tFor..example,.."per..favore"..may..literally..mean.."for..favor,"..but..it..means.."please."..Transliterating..it..the..first..way..adds..no..beauty..to..the..words,..but..instead..muddles..the..meanings..of..the..characters'..speechThe..writing..is..considered..avant..garde,..written..in..a..stream..of..consciousness..style..and..filled..with..Catholic..symbolism..and..references..to..the..faith..and..belief..system..that..drove..Italian..immigrantsIt..doesnt..take..much..to..guess..that..this..account..originates..from..Donatos..own..experiences..as..worker..and..family..memb..Christ..in..Concrete..is..a..remarkable..little..findI..liked..and..identified..with..it..on..so..many..levelsMy..paternal..Grandfather..(born..in..Italy)..was..a..stone..mason..and..I..only..wish..he..were..alive..to..ask..him..his..experiencesThe....more....straightforward....descriptive....passages....are....among....the....best....in....the....book:....the....sounds....of....the....lower....East....Side....by....day....and....night,....a....visit....to....a....tenement....medium,....and....the....novels....big....set....piece,....a....wedding....celebration....among....Italian-American....construction....workers....and....their....wives bcfaf6891f

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