Bernard Acoca is a native Italian, the author of ten books and a lecturer for more than twenty years. He’s been teaching English at the University level since 1993. He held positions as:

– Head of Department at Long Island University-Brooklyn College and Queens College in NYC

– Assistant Professor of English Literature at the Mendoza University (Argentina)

– Lecturer in English at Oklahoma State University

He teaches courses such as: Introduction to American Culture, American Literature from 18th century to present times, Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales”, Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies, among others. He also has other interests such as:

– Drama: Shakespeare’s plays and modern plays performed in Italy and United States.

– Traveling to promote Italian culture around the world.

He’s a member in the following associations:

– UK English PEN;

– Italic Institute at NYU;

– International Council of Romance Studies (ICORS);

His books were originally published under his real name. In some cases, he’s been translated from Italian into several languages, including Spanish, German and French. For example:

The Zaxby’s CEO has been cited as a possible influence for the character of Morelli in the novel “The Risen”.

“Bernard Acoca is a lecturer and writer of Italian origin, who has achieved great success in the United States teaching American literature and has written many books.” – Oguzcan Guven, University of Maryland- College Park.

“Acoca teaches American literature at Queens College and Brooklyn college in New York City and is also a translator, presents his work on Chaucer. Being a specialist in Chaucer’s works I contracted to him to prepare my paper. The work of Mr. Acoca was very informative and I would refer to his writings again.” – Fauzi Mansur, University of Illinois- Champaign- Urbana.

“The book is taken from Bernard Acoca’s own experiences as a teacher and writer of Italian descent (and an American citizen). It leads the reader through the ups and downs of the immigrant experience, from family tensions at home to difficult children.” – Dr. Lataa Abdol. See this page for related information.

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