{"id":8070,"date":"2018-08-23T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=8070"},"modified":"2022-01-23T14:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T13:14:53","slug":"writing-about-italian-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/writing-about-italian-ancestors\/","title":{"rendered":"FCI 036 \u2013 Writing About Italian Ancestors with Carol Faenzi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"stone<\/a>Italy, in all its charms, lends itself very nicely to romantic quotes, soft-focus photos of rolling landscapes, and Facebook \u201cstories\u201d that make our friends back home jealous. But if you crave a deeper connection, like I do, it\u2019s the <\/b>real<\/b> stories that touch us much deeper than easy sentimentality<\/b>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve consumed more of these tales over the last twelve or thirteen years than I can count; both fiction and non-fiction. And I\u2019m not sure that I\u2019ve ever read a better story about Italy, Italian culture, and the Italian-American experience than The Stonecutter\u2019s Aria, by Carol Faenzi.<\/p>\n

This award-winning historical novel is based on the true stories of Carol\u2019s marble-carving, opera-singing ancestors who emigrated over 100 years ago from Carrara, Italy, the site of the most famous white marble quarries in the world. It\u2019s a universal story of hope and heartache, separation and reunion, brutality and beauty.<\/b> An intimate portrayal of the author’s family and how their courage dramatically changed the course of her own life generations later.<\/p>\n

It is my honor to have her on the podcast today, where we talk about Italian ancestors, artisans, opera singers, and our mutual affection for Italian history and culture.<\/p>\n


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