Mary Melfi
Guernica author Mary Melfi is interviewed this week on Open Book. “When I started gathering information about the living conditions in Southern Italy at the turn of the last century from speaking to a variety of first-generation Italians I suddenly realized that pre-World War II Italy was a fascinating place,” says Melfi, “so it was then that I suspected my story might be of interest not only to Italians but to anyone who was fond of history.”
Read the full interview on Open Book:
http://www.openbooktoronto.com/news/ten_questions_with_mary_melfi
Mary Melfi is the author of Italy Revisited: Conversations with My Mother, available from Guernica Editions:
Online: Amazon.com
Canada: University of Toronto Press Distribution (800-565-9523)
USA: Independent Publishers Group (800-888-4741)
Europe: Gazelle Book Services (0-152-46-87-65)
