Out of Egypt (US)

Out of Egypt Paperback – January 23, 2007 by André Aciman (Author).

This richly coloured 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, Andre Aciman introduces us to the marvellous eccentrics who shaped his life: the strutting daredevil, soldier, salesman, and spy; the two grandmothers, the Princess and the Saint, who gossip in six languages; and 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.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 352 pages
• Dimensions 140 x 210 x 27.94mm | 340.19g
• Publication date 27 Jul 2007
• Publisher Picador USA
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Edition New edition
• Edition Statement New edition
• ISBN10 0312426550
• ISBN13 9780312426552