Household Saints (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Francine Prose
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: 1949 to the late 1960’s
- Setting: New York City
- Genres: Long fiction, Fable
- Subjects: 1950’s, Values, 1960’s, Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Tradition, Gender roles, Supernatural, New York City, Marriage, God, Death or dying, Miracles, Fate or fatalism, Catholics or Catholic Church, Jesus Christ, Saints or sainthood
- Locales: New York, NY
Characters Discussed
Joseph Santangelo, a butcher with a thriving business on Mulberry Street. In spite of the fact that he is usually guilty of tipping the scales with his thumb when he is weighing meat, his female customers never complain of being cheated because he gives them total admiration and attention.
Carmela Santangelo, Joseph’s mother, who makes sausage from an old and secret recipe. The sausage accounts in large part for the popularity of the market.
Catherine Falconetti, who marries Joseph as a result of her father losing a bet in a pinochle game....
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