Italian Voices: A window on Language and customs in Italy

Italy is a cobblestone stage where conversation is theater. In Italians Dance and I’m a Wallflower, Linda Falcone takes us on a leisurely twirl through the italian culture, straight to the heart of Italian expression with all its stinging wit and generous humor. Language always reflects the psyche of a nation, and this is especially true in Italy, where words are the most common music and gestures the most frequent dance. These vignettes reveal a country where beauty is nourishment, food is art, football is patriotism, and politics is something that needs to be washed and hung on the clothesline to dry. Full of pathos and surprising insight, these colorful stories prove that laughter is the surefire antidote to culture shock and language the most effective window through which to see the world.