Mattanza: The Ancient Sicilian Ritual of Bluefin Tuna Fishing
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0141001607 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- The New York Times. Riveting beautifully and compassionately documents an arcane way of life and death
Maddalena said life, blood, and sweat. this was a great read. this woman can really write well.I loved her descriptions of these fisherman. Made me wishI wasn't married. I'd go over there and get me one!great descriptions!. "transcended" according to jackie farrow. Maggio's words sent me to a time and place that my thoughts could not imagine without a guide to show the way. The startling contrast between the ritual of the tuna slaughter and life in my cozy home nestled by a roaring fire are apparent from the opening pages. A true adventure that reads like a fictitious novel of love for the life and life for the love of a bloody massacre few have witnessed. Sushi? Is it a non-fiction? Is it an advertisement for the gourmet market? Is it a traditon that wil. "The ability to write well goes a long way" according to Amazon Customer. This book is very well written; it's almost poetic with the lyrical descriptions and vivid images that Theresa Maggio creates with her words. The author also eloquently captures for her readers the conflicting emotions she experienced as a modern American woman viewing unfamiliar cultural practices and dealing with an ancient Sicilian way of life. This against the backdrop of loving the people (and one man in particular) and exploring her heritage as a grandchild of Sicilians. She writes with a
Mattanza is the riveting story of Maggio's annual return to witness this timeless struggle between man and the sea. There the young journalist encountered the mysterious world of the tonnara-the ritual trapping and killing of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea-and the mattanza, the stunning, bloody climax of the fishing season when the huge fish are wrestled from the sea and killed. In 1986, love drew Theresa Maggio to Favignana, an island just off the coast of Sicily. An alluring blend of memoir, history, and travelogue, Mattanza documents an insular and exotic world where the tonnara continues according to ancient ritual even as modern fishing methods edge it towards extinction.
Theresa Maggio, the granddaughter of Sicilian immigrants, grew up in the New Jersey Meadowlands. . She now works as a freelance travel writer and has written for the New York Times, Financial Times, London Daily Telegraph, and Miami Herald, among other publications