Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. At a time of increased hostility in the middle east it is heartwarming to read of a time when Jews lived in peace with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in Alexandria. This would make a great movie. I have to read it every few months to rediscover the ambiance of a beloved place captured in perfectly crafted phrases . There's a problem loading this menu right now. He has a fluid, excellent style. Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2018. Aciman is as good a writer as I had read. But I enjoyed this book and might recommend it. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. The book is a very good history, from the particular perspective of this, perhaps typical, Jewish family. Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. It’s a perfect glimpse of an enchanting place and some unforgettable characters. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Aciman has captured the sense of being in exile; only recognized through memories. Some words are not correct Arabic. They hail from turkey, Italy, France and England and speak all these languages simultaneously avoiding learning arabic regarding it the language of the servants and the illiterate populace. 4.0 out of 5 stars A memoir of one, Jewish family's experiences and escape from Egypt in the last century. It's not a book I would have chosen on my own, But I'm glad I read it. The book shines a light on the formative years of Mr. Acimans life while immersing the reader in exciting tales of a now lost way of life. However, the author should be careful about his Arabic language and also some of the French. It's not a book I would have chosen on my own, But I'm glad I read it. This biographical book of his life in Alexandria with an extended family who had emigrated from Turkey, is fascinating. I cherish this book. I loved this book! Well written and insightful at turns, but overall it's too sweeping and lacks the real, closeup drama it is no doubt reflecting. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, and over one million other books are available for. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. 340 pp. The book details the various characters in the family, their social lives, and how they blended with the general, Arab population of Egypt for decades. Every word exudes love and with it a sad sense of loss and nostalgia. I would recommend the book to others who may have wondered about the lives and times of Jews living in Arab countries at war with Israel, both before and after it became a legitimate State of Israel. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. One gets the sad feeling that they are being exiled from a paradise never to return again. What I liked are his feelings as a young boy growing up with an extended family. Ancient History: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Rent and save from the world's largest eBookstore. 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.

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