Farewell, Babylon : coming of age in Jewish Baghdad
Kattan, Naïm, 1928-2009
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Place reservation for Farewell, Babylon : coming of age in Jewish BaghdadIn this memoir, Naim Kattan returns to 1930s Baghdad, into an exotic world with its vibrant Jewish community. It is a portrait of a lost age, when Kurds, Bedouins, Jews, Muslims and Christians lived side by side. He recalls his discovery of literature and freedom, of women and love, and of the conflicts of roots and exiles.
Main title:
Farewell, Babylon : coming of age in Jewish Baghdad / Naim Kattan ; translated from the French by Sheila Fischman.
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Imprint:
London : Souvenir, 2009.
Collation:
218 p. ; 21 cm.
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This translation originally published: Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, 1976; London: Souvenir, 2007.
ISBN:
9780285638426 (pbk)0285638424 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.9'14920KAT
Local class:
843.914
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EnglishFrench
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BRN:
1357898
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