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Farewell to Dejla
Tova Sadka
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Description for Farewell to Dejla
Paperback. Elucidating the somber diaspora of Iraqi Jews, this collection of stories explores the migration of a people escaping oppression, only to be confronted with the difficult realities of new nations and customs. This work spans Iraq, Israel and the US. It portrays characters struggling to cope with drastic social changes. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 177.
Cleverly elucidating the somber diaspora of Iraqi Jews, this collection of stories explores the little-publicized migration of a people escaping oppression, only to be confronted with the difficult realities of new nations and customs. Tova Sadka's work spans Iraq, Israel and the U.S. with beautiful, laconic prose, magnifying the everyday adversity of immigrants.The short stories and novella in ""Farewell to Dejla"", at the same time humorous and poignant, deftly portray characters struggling to cope with drastic social changes: a man newly wed tries in vain to balance family tradition with the munificence of American life; a frail, dying woman prolongs ... Read more
Cleverly elucidating the somber diaspora of Iraqi Jews, this collection of stories explores the little-publicized migration of a people escaping oppression, only to be confronted with the difficult realities of new nations and customs. Tova Sadka's work spans Iraq, Israel and the U.S. with beautiful, laconic prose, magnifying the everyday adversity of immigrants.The short stories and novella in ""Farewell to Dejla"", at the same time humorous and poignant, deftly portray characters struggling to cope with drastic social changes: a man newly wed tries in vain to balance family tradition with the munificence of American life; a frail, dying woman prolongs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780897335812
SKU
V9780897335812
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About Tova Sadka
TOVA MURAD SADKA grew up in Baghdad and emigrated to Israel and then to the U.S. in 1967. She has been a correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Davar and freelance correspondent for others. Her short story, ""The Status Quo,"" was published in Horizon in 2006. She lives in upstate New York.
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