Alfred Zappala

Alfred M. Zappala (Lawrence, Massachusetts, June 26, 1950) is a lawyer, law professor, businessman, and author of several books on the Sicilian-American experience. His grandparents were born in Trecastagni and emigrated to the United States during the Ellis Island Years. Zappala attended Boston College, Francis College (now the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine), and the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover, Massachusetts. He opened his first law practice in 1990. As a professor he has lectured on the bar examination at Northeastern University Law School, Suffolk University School of Law and New England School of Law.

Zappala became increasingly interested in his roots in Sicily, to which he traveled with increasing frequency. He founded All Things Sicilian, an import, retail and Internet company that promoted Sicilian products and culture. It was during this time that he began writing about his experiences in Sicily. He sold All Things Sicilian and moved to Aci Catena, 15 kilometers from his grandparents' ancestral town. In 2010 he published The Reverse Immigrant, a collection of essays about Sicily and about his experiences as an "immigrant in reverse." Subsequent books on the same topic include Gaetano's Trunk (2011) and Figghiu Beddu (2012)

Works

 * 1995 The Multistate Digest: A comprehensive guide to passing the bar exam.
 * 2000 The Infinity Mission. An action adventure screenplay.
 * 2010 The Reverse Immigrant
 * 2011 Gaetano’s Trunk
 * 2012 Figghiu Beddu
 * 2014 Cuore del mio cuore