The Pillar of Salt - by Albert Memmi (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Originally published in 1955, <i>The Pillar of Salt </i>the semi-autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in French colonized Tunisia. To gain access to privileged French society, he must reject his many identities - Jew, Arab, and African. But, on the eve of World War II, he is forced to come to terms with his loyalties and his past<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'His father an Italian Jew, his mother a Berber, Benillouche struggles on the tattered fringe of the Tunisian ghetto for the very air he breathes. . . . A mature, thoughtful book.' - <i>The New York Times <p/></i>Told with clarity of vision, a passionate sense of justice, and a warm heart. - <i>New York Herald Tribune</i> <p/>In the Celine-Sartre-Camus tradition of the contemporary French novel of despair, this autobiographical narrative has maturity, stylistic grace, and purpose ... A thoughtful, perceptive work. - <i>Library Journal </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Albert Memmi is the author of many books, including <i>The Colonizer and the Colonized</i> (also available from Beacon Press) and <i>Arab and Jew.</i>
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