Enigma Variations
This richly colored 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, Andr© Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil, soldier, salesman, and spy; the two grandmothers, the Princess and the Saint, who gossip in six languages; 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.
Country | USA |
Brand | Picador |
Manufacturer | Picador |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 9780312426552 |
ReleaseDate | 2007-01-23 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780312426552 |