Children of the Roojme: A Family's Journey from Lebanon
Elmaz Abinader$12.71
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In this lyrical memoir of her Lebanese-American family, Elmaz Abinader offers a vivid account of uprooted and resettled lives. Spanning four generations and two continents, Children of the Roojme is the story of a family from the mountains of Lebanon and their emigration to western Pennsylvania. More than that, it bears intimate witness to the hardships of World War I, the disintegrating Ottoman empire, abandonment of centuries-old villages, and the New World conflict between cultural tradition and assimilation.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 12/31/2018
ISBN: 9780299157340
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.47w x 0.77d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/08/1997