The man in the white sharkskin suit : my family's exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Ecco, c2007.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780060822125, 0060822120
Physical Desc
xii, 340 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Status
Wayland - Adult
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Wayland - Adult | BIOGRAPHY MATALON | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acton - Adult | BIO Matalon Lagnado, L. | On Shelf |
Arlington - Adult | B MATALON LAGNADO, L. | On Shelf |
Bedford - Adult | BIO Lagnado, Lucette | On Shelf |
Belmont Beech St. - Adult | 305.892 MAT | Storage |
Cambridge - Adult | 818 M412ma | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Ecco, c2007.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780060822125, 0060822120
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-340).
Description
Lagnado re-creates the cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Nasser's rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business in his signature white sharkskin suit on the elegant terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, and later, in the cozy, dark bar of the Nile Hilton. But with the fall of King Farouk, Leon and his family lose everything. As streets are renamed, neighborhoods of their fellow Jews disbanded, and the city purged of foreign influence, the Lagnados, too, must make their escape. With all of their belongings packed into 26 suitcases, their jewels and gold coins hidden in sealed tins of marmalade, Leon and his family depart 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.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lagnado, L. (2007). The man in the white sharkskin suit: my family's exodus from Old Cairo to the New World . Ecco.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lagnado, Lucette. 2007. The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus From Old Cairo to the New World. Ecco.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lagnado, Lucette. The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus From Old Cairo to the New World Ecco, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lagnado, Lucette. The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus From Old Cairo to the New World Ecco, 2007.
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