A memoir of the author's childhood in multicultural Alexandria with his eccentric Sephardic Jewish family, marked by daily rituals, humor, and eventual expulsion amid rising antisemitism.
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A memoir of the author's childhood in multicultural Alexandria with his eccentric Sephardic Jewish family, marked by daily rituals, humor, and eventual expulsion amid rising antisemitism.
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"En Lejos de Egipto, André Aciman rememora su infancia en la espléndida y multicultural Alejandría y las peripecias de su excéntrica familia, judíos sefarditas con raíces turcas e italianas, desde su llegada a la ciudad a principios de siglo hasta su expulsión en la década de los sesenta, cuando el autor era adolescente. Un clan compuesto por figuras tan carismáticas como inclasificables: el tío Vili, exsoldado fanfarrón, fascista italiano y espía británico; las dos abuelas, "la santa" y "la pri...
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Recurring Jewish identity themes, family discussions, and antisemitism under Nasserism
Magic & witchcraft
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Descriptions of antisemitism reinforced by Nasserism and resulting family displacement
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Mentions of antisemitism, property confiscation, and forced expulsion
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