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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit : My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado (2007, Hardcover)

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"Poignant . . . deeply personal . . . an indelible history of the largely forgotten Jews of Egypt . . . " --Miami Herald In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty and cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years before Gamal Abdel Nasser's rise to power. With Nasser's nationalization of Egyptian industry, her father, Leon, a boulevardier who conducted business in his white sharkskin suit, loses everything, and departs with the family for any land that will take them. The poverty and hardships they encounter in their flight from Cairo to Paris to New York are strikingly juxtaposed against the beauty and comforts of the lives they left behind. An inversion of the American dream set against the stunning portraits of three world cities, Lucette Lagnado's memoir offers a grand and sweeping story of faith, tradition, tragedy, and triumph.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060822120
ISBN-13
9780060822125
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57053552

Product Key Features

Book Title
Man in the White Sharkskin Suit : My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
Author
Lucette Lagnado
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), General, Jewish
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ds135.E43m385 2007
Reviews
Nostalgic but objectively tempered portrait of a family at the heart of social and cultural upheaval., "Lagnado's richly textured memoir is a loving tribute to a lost man and a lost culture." (Reform Judaism), Captivating.illuminates its places and times, providing indelible individual portraits...An exceptional memoir., Beautifully written.... A great personalized telling of Egypt's complicated history in the last half of the 20th century., Full of Emotion and Longing, Yet Never Sentimental, this Lyrical Memoir Evokes a Cosmopolitan Cairo., This memoir of an Egyptian Jewish family's gradual ruin is told without melodrama by its youngest survivor., Captivatingâ€¦illuminates its places and times, providing indelible individual portraits...An exceptional memoir., A subtle and eloquent description of fatherly love and a mesmerizing portrait of a man shattered by the immigration experience., "Beautifully written.... A great personalized telling of Egypt's complicated history in the last half of the 20th century." -- Fareed Zakaria "Like André Aciman...she conjures a vanished world with elegiac ardor and uncommon grace." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times "[A] crushing, brilliant book...one final kiss from the Lagnados to their beloved city." -- New York Times Book Review "This memoir of an Egyptian Jewish family's gradual ruin is told without melodrama by its youngest survivor." -- The New Yorker "The resilient dignity of Lucette's family transcends the fiercest of obstacles." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Lagnado gets to the heart of the modern exodus in a way only those who lived it can." -- Miami Sun Post "Captivating...illuminates its places and times, providing indelible individual portraits...An exceptional memoir." -- Booklist (starred review) "Excellent new memoir... One could praise Ms. Lagnado's book for many things." -- New York Sun "Full of emotion and longing, yet never sentimental, this lyrical memoir evokes a cosmopolitan Cairo." -- Jewish Woman "Lagnado spares nothing in the retelling...in this tender and captivating memoir." -- The Oregonian (Portland) "It succeeds especially as a... heartfelt elegy to the long-lost Cairo community of her youth." -- Library Journal "Nostalgic but objectively tempered portrait of a family at the heart of social and cultural upheaval." -- Kirkus Reviews "Beautifully written . . . rich with history and insight. Wonderful." -- Oscar Hijuelos, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE MAMBO KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE "A stunning achievement." -- Andre Aciman, author of OUT OF EGYPT and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME "A subtle and eloquent description of fatherly love and a mesmerizing portrait of a man shattered by the immigration experience." -- Marianne Pearl, author of A MIGHTY HEART "Lagnado's richly textured memoir is a loving tribute to a lost man and a lost culture." -- Reform Judaism
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2006-052179
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes

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by karawariJul 23, 2019
A time machine back to the 50s and early 60s in Cairo
This was suggested by our Guide in Egypt this year to get an idea of what Cairo was like before Nasser kicked out all the “foreigners” even though they had been there for centuries. A sad but real story. A very compelling read.
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by cafune54Jan 04, 2021
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by valeshtomySep 09, 2007
Beautifully written
This is a beautifully written (non-fiction) book about a Jewish family's odyssey from Cairo to Paris to New York. The author drew me into their world and I was sad to leave it when I finished the book. I am recommending it to all of my friends.
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by rogsharMar 06, 2011
Man in White Sharkskin Suit
Excellent book- explains history that is not well-known--- we learn much about Jewish life in Egypt although when thinking of this, not too many people are aware that there was any Jewish life in Egypt in the 1950's.

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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit : My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado (2007, Hardcover)

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