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Product Group
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ISBN
9781400077762
Book Title
Language of Baklava : a Memoir with Recipes
Item Length
7.9 in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2006
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Diana Abu-Jaber
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Culinary, Regional & Ethnic / Middle Eastern
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Diana Abu-Jaber's vibrant, humorous memoir weaves together delicious food memories that illuminate the two cultures of her childhood-American and Jordanian. Here are stories of being raised by a food-obsessed Jordanian father and tales of Lake Ontario shish kabob cookouts and goat stew feasts under Bedouin tents in the desert. These sensuously evoked repasts, complete with recipes, paint a loving and complex portrait of Diana's impractical, displaced immigrant father who, like many an immigrant before him, cooked to remember the place he came from and to pass that connection on to his children. The Language of Baklava irresistiblyinvites us to sit down at the table with Diana's family, sharing unforgettable meals that turn out to be as much about "grace, difference, faith, love" as they are about food.

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400077761
ISBN-13
9781400077762
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47674255

Product Key Features

Book Title
Language of Baklava : a Memoir with Recipes
Author
Diana Abu-Jaber
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Culinary, Regional & Ethnic / Middle Eastern
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Item Length
7.9 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
9 Oz

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"A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" Entertainment Weekly "Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores [her cultural] duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." The Miami Herald "Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." The Oregonian "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . [Abu-Jaber] takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." The Seattle Times "Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." O, The Oprah Magazine From the Trade Paperback edition., "A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" -Entertainment Weekly "Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores [her cultural] duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." -The Miami Herald "Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." -The Oregonian "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . [Abu-Jaber] takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." -The Seattle Times "Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." -O, The Oprah Magazine, "A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" --"Entertainment Weekly ""Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores Ýher cultural¨ duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." --"The Miami Herald ""Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." --"The Oregonian " "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . ÝAbu-Jaber¨ takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." --"The Seattle Times ""Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." --"O, The Oprah Magazine", "A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" - Entertainment Weekly "Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores [her cultural] duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." - The Miami Herald "Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." - The Oregonian "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . [Abu-Jaber] takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." - The Seattle Times "Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." - O, The Oprah Magazine, "A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" -- Entertainment Weekly "Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores [her cultural] duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." -- The Miami Herald "Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." -- The Oregonian "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . [Abu-Jaber] takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." -- The Seattle Times "Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." -- O, The Oprah Magazine, "A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" -Entertainment Weekly "Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores [her cultural] duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." -The Miami Herald "Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." -The Oregonian "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . [Abu-Jaber] takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." -The Seattle Times "Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." -O, The Oprah Magazine From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Decimal
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Dewey Edition
22

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  • by dowo_30
    May 30, 2019

    The Language of Baklava is another word for yummy

    I was first introduced to Diana Abu-Jaber's work through her moving and wonderful novel, "Crescent". The Language of Baklava is very moving and echoes the experience of fellow immigrants to America and the love of our native cuisines as well as the need to integrate these into a new country. This is my second copy of Diana's wonderful memoir. I lent my first copy to a friend and never got it back, they liked it so much. I love the recipes she incorporated and have made nearly every one of the them. I would recommend this book for the recipes as much as the story and her marvelous storytelling ability.

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  • by art
    Jul 13, 2008

    A short description

    There are 3 releases of this book. I am giving the same review for all. The author recalls her early life in upstate New York with an American mother and Jordanian father, whose bouts of homesickness for Jordan often had the family returning there for periods of time. Along with her reminiscences, Abu-Jaber includes recipes for many of the dishes she describes in the book.

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