{"product_id":"memory-of-mosaic-moments","title":"Memory of Mosaic Moments","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA former metropolitan New York college professor, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Darretta\u003c\/strong\u003e now lives on Cape Cod. John holds a Ph.D. in English from Fordham University and has authored books and articles on American literature and Italian cinema. \u003ca name=\"_Int_fVDLjyqF\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eAs Fulbright Professor to Italy, he taught at universities in Milan and Turin, where he studied Italian film at Museo Nazionale del Cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA specialist on Italian films of the neorealist period, his \u003ci\u003eVittorio De Sica \u003c\/i\u003e(G. K. Hall) was the first full-length work in English on the films of the noted director. He is also author of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBefore the Sun Has Set: Retribution in the Fiction of Flannery O’Connor \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003ePeter Lang Publishing). \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHe recently authored \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSacred Senses in Sacred Space: A Journey into a Church\u003c\/i\u003e (Gatekeeper Press).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eFor John, writing poetry has been a passion since high school days. His creative work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerica Magazine, Penwood Review, Avalon Literary Review, Pilgrim Journal, Haiku Journal, First Literary Review-East, \u003c\/i\u003eand other venues. Collections of his poems have been published in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/natures-wheel?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=03d65aed9\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eNature’s Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2019) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/here-and-now-there-and-then?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=03d65aed9\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eHere and Now, There and Then\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2024).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 56 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (February 5, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845925564600,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/darretta_front_ceff326f-9bdc-4f6e-9fe4-62a8be5e6d67.jpg?v=1770835848","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/memory-of-mosaic-moments","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}