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Book Title
Man in the White Sharkskin Suit : a Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
Publication Name
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit
Title
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit
Subtitle
A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
Author
Lucette Lagnado
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
006082218X
EAN
9780060822187
ISBN
9780060822187
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Release Year
2008
Release Date
12/11/2008
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.9in
Item Length
8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), General, Jewish
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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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
006082218x
ISBN-13
9780060822187
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Man in the White Sharkskin Suit : a Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
Author
Lucette Lagnado
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), General, Jewish
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
368 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ds135.E43
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., Captivating…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
2009
Dewey Decimal
305.892/407471092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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  • by ccvinylman
    Sep 08, 2011

    An absorbing and true drama which will tug at your heart-strings.

    This excellent book has a little bit of everything: humor, pathos, helpful history, an emphasis on the importance of family and familial love, and singular style. All these elements, and more, make the book a must-read. The author reveals the ugliness of anti-Semitism. Your heart goes out to this family who loved Egypt but was forced to move--first to France and then America--in the wake of Gamel Abdul Nasser's hateful regime and a growing pan-Arab nationalism. The family lost virtually everything and chose to start over again. While the picture the author paints of her father, Leon, is unflinchingly honest (he was a notorious womanizer who, even after married to the author's mother continued his philandering), it is also painted in words of love, admiration, and great affection. ...

  • by WgyTUQuWT0y@Deleted
    Aug 05, 2010

    Cairo and the Jews

    Lucette's book is marvellous as she remembers her life with her family in Cairo in the 1960s and before. The book shows everyday life of a Jewish family in Cairo in the 1960s. It reflects how Cairo was a cosmopolitan city welcoming all people regardless of their sex, religion and ethnic bacground. Tolerance was prominent everwhere. What changed this situation is the creation of the state of Israel and the suppressive rule of Nasser. Egyptian Jews suffered greatly on the hands of Nasser as his regime looked at them as spies and rioters. Therefore, Jews started their second exodus from Egypt in very bad circumstances. They faced miserable situations during their journey out of Egypt. Lucette reveals all that in a wonderful narrative style calling for pity and sympathy.

  • by wil4286
    Feb 03, 2012

    AWESOME

    This is a beautiful story. Just fell in love with Ms. Lagnado, her father and all the family. This story takes you to places and a time in history that otherwise you will not know in a way that you are "there" sharing their pain & joy. Like good writing should be. But Ms. Lagnado is not good in telling her story, she is great & amazing. After reading this book, will read all her books, just buought "The Arrogant Years"!

  • by browse_the_rack
    Oct 03, 2018

    Incredible book!

    It tells the story of the author's family as they flee Egypt as stateless refugees. Hearbreaking story, yet beautifully written. I often skim through books, but this was so well written that I read it cover to cover. Highly recommended!

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  • by tCuYx0kERiG@Deleted
    May 02, 2009

    White Sharkskin Suit rep Fathers sense of conceit

    I bought the book for a book club. We all found it interesting to learn of life in Cairo during that period of time. The characters were well drawn out. Book is well written.

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