Umbertina

Umbertina
First edition
AuthorHelen Barolini
LanguageEnglish
SubjectItalian-American women
Mothers and daughters
New York (State)
GenreFiction
PublisherSeaview Books
Publication date
1979
Publication placeUnited States
Pages424
AwardsPremio Acerbi
ISBN087223536X
OCLC5102077
LC ClassPZ4.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.