The Assimilation Experience of Five American White Ethnic Novelists of the Twentieth Century

This title, originally published in 1990, is a contribution to the social and literary history of ethnic groups in America. Its sources are the writings – chiefly novels – of five authors of Eastern and Southern European descent, chosen because they depict the acculturation of their people, the meeting of their own ethnic group and American society. This title will be of interest to students of literature, history, and sociology.