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An Italian American's Memoir Finds New Life

Jerre Mangione's book Mount Allegro has found its fifth publisher in as many decades. He speaks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about straddling the line between Sicilian and American cultures and the changing nature of Italian American communities in both cities and suburbs.

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Other segments from the episode on November 4, 1981

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 4, 1981: Interview with Jerre Mangione; Interview with David Eyges.

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