Under the Southern Sun: Stories of the Real Italy and the Americans It Created

Hardcover - 12 March, 2003 - Thomas Dunne Books
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By: Paul E Paolicelli
ISBN: 0312287658

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Reviews by readers

Two in a Row

Bravo Mr. Paolicelli. You've penned another great, informative, unique book on Italy that too few will discover and savor.

If you want to learn about the other Italy, as well as its gift to the United States through generations of creative imigrants who brought not only their talents, but their values as well, this is the book for you.

Paolicelli's writing continues to be wonderful (as it was in Dances), his research thorough, and his point of view unprecedented. Those who have journeyed to Southern Italy will want to go back with a fresh set of eyes; those who haven't been will be changing their itinerary to include a southern swing.

Comment on "Bad and Facile"

Bad and Facile must have gotten out of the wrong side of his bed. His tone is snide, his criticisms unfounded, and his inarticulate appraisal unhelpful to an inquiring reader. In 18 lines of text he gives not a single example of his many claims of factual inaccuracy. His "review" gives the impression of an embarassing rant . I do not know the author and have not read his other book, ( but I soon will) however I find author Paolicelli's lucid and fluid prose style reflective of his long career as a professional journalist and supportive of the claim of 3 years of preparation and travel in Italy, fully deserving of all the 4 star ratings on this page. I have given away extra copies to friends with a warm recommendation.

The Americans Italian Immigrants Became...

Anyone who grew up with an Italian immigrant grandparent or great grandparent, will likely enjoy "Under the Southern Sun." The book explains why your grandfather may have talked little about the family he left behind in Italy or why your grandmother always called pasta "macaroni." Paolicelli aptly explores the culture and history of Southern Italy, the ancestral home of some 26 million Americans.

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