About the Author

Helen Barolini is author of Umbertina and five other books. From the present collection, her essay "How I Learned to Speak Italian" was selected for The Best American Essays 1998.

Reviews

"Needs to be on the shelves of every American Library and in the minds of every Italian American."--Fred L. Gardaph�, Italian America

"Needs to be on the shelves of every American Library and in the minds of every Italian American."--Fred L. Gardaphe, Italian America