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The Invention of Memory
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Simon Loftus
The Invention of Memory
by
Simon Loftus
Out of Egypt
Price: £11.99
Add to basketAndre Aciman's poignant memoir about his flamboyant Jewish family and their life in Alexandria until they were forced to leave in 1964. He weaves in anecdotes about his Uncle Villi the spy, his deaf mother and Aunt Flora the German refugee, with poetic descriptions of the city that he loves. Heartfelt, moving and steeped in nostalgia.
Format: Paperback, 340pp
Publication date: Jun 2007
Publisher: Tauris Parke
ISBN: 9781845111496