| Out of Egypt: A Memoir Contributor(s): Aciman, André (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312426550 ISBN-13: 9780312426552 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Aciman has written a touching and affectionate portrait detailing the lives of his flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--his uncle, two grandmothers, and an aunt. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Social Science | Jewish Studies - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007278918 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - North Africa |
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| Publisher Description: This richly colored memoir chronicles the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, Andr Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil, soldier, salesman, and spy; the two grandmothers, the Princess and the Saint, who gossip in six languages; Aunt Flora, the German refugee who warns that Jews lose everything "at least twice in their lives." And through it all, we come to know a boy who, even as he longs for a wider world, does not want to be led, forever, out of Egypt. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aciman, Andre: - André Aciman is the New York Times bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name, Out of Egypt, Eight White Nights, False Papers, Alibis, and Harvard Square, and most recently Enigma Variations, now out in paperback. He's the editor of The Proust Project and teaches comparative literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He lives with his wife in Manhattan. |