The Grand Gennaro

The Grand Gennaro is an Italian-American novel written by Garibaldi M. Lapolla. It tells the story of an Italian immigrant to the United States in East Harlem.[1]

The book was published in 1935. It has been described as one of the well-hidden pieces of Italian-American literature[citation needed], having "elements of greatness."[2]

  1. ^ Orsi, Robert A. (2002). The Madonna of 115th Street: faith and community in Italian Harlem, 1880-1950. Yale University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-300-09135-9. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. ^ Viscusi, Robert (2006). Buried Caesars, and other secrets of Italian American writing. SUNY Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7914-6633-9. Retrieved 8 February 2010.