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Vita

Melania G. Mazzucco

2003433 pagesabout 7–10 hours
2003
first published
  • 2004FLAMMARIONISBN 9782890772700
  • 2005Farrar, Straus & Giroux · ENGISBN 9781429974264
  • 2005Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 433 pages · ENGISBN 9780374284954
  • 2006Thorndike Press · ENGISBN 9780786283590
  • 2006HarperPerennial · 433 pages · ENGISBN 9780006385288
  • 2005Farrar Straus GirouxISBN 9780002007177
  • 2006Picador · 448 pages · ENGISBN 9780312425869
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Arriving at Ellis Island, two poor children from Southern Italy, Diamante, age twelve, and Vita, age nine, struggle to surive in New York City amid the poverty, opportunity, and crime of Italy.

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