Umbertina
First edition | |
| Author | Helen Barolini |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Italian-American women Mothers and daughters New York (State) |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Seaview Books |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 424 |
| Awards | Premio Acerbi |
| ISBN | 087223536X |
| OCLC | 5102077 |
| LC Class | PZ4.B2642 Um PS3552.A725 |
Umbertina (1979) is a feminist novel by Helen Barolini. It tells the story of four generations of women in one Italian-American family. It is the first novel by an Italian-American woman which explores, in depth, the connected themes of gender and ethnicity.