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Christ in Concrete

by Pietro Di Donato · 1937

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An uncompromising yet beautiful portrait of the life of Italian immigrants on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1920s, Christ in Concreteis the story of a twelve-year-old boy who must support his family after his father's untimely death.

Genre
historical fictionliterary fiction
Themes
immigrationreligion
Setting
New YorkItalycollegeUSA
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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