July 11, 1982: do you remember ?
July 11, 1982: 30 years ago. Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Madrid by beating Germany (West Germany) 3–1. It was our third world cup win after a long wait from the second title back in 1938. To remember that day, we chose this video with the most memorable goal celebrations ever of [...]
ItalianSide Stories: Time Travel
Do you have an interesting story that you would like to share with our readers here on ItalianSide.com ? Tell us a story of your ancestors’ experiences or a special memory you have of Italy. Send your stories to stories@italianside.com Time Travel – by Ann S. When my grandparents immigrated from Italy they left their [...]
A book from Abruzzo: Fontamara
Another suggested book from ItalianSide FONTAMARA is a novel about life in the rural Abruzzo region. Ignazio Silone, the author, was born in Pescina (L’Aquila Province) in 1900 and lost many family members, including his mother, in the 1915 Avezzano earthquake. Silone narrates the struggles of the cafoni, the farmers and peasants of his native [...]
Learning Italian part 3: family in law
This is our third post/lesson about Italian family’s members: we hope that everything was ok with the others. This is about relatives “in-law” For people interested in their “Italian Side” it is important to give the right name in Italian to understand “la famiglia”. As always we added the Italian pronunciation. In this way we [...]
A must read: Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi
If you have any southern Italian roots this book is a “must read”. “Cristo si è fermato ad Eboli”: CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI – THE STORY OF A YEAR by CARLO LEVI . The title won’t reel you in. It’s not about Christ, neither about religion. It’s not even about Eboli. It’s about peasants life [...]
