Aciman, Andre
False Papers: Essays on Exile and Memory
- ISBN 13:
- 9780312420055
- author:
- Aciman, Andre
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 140mm X 213mm
- Genre:
- Travel - Foreign
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
André Aciman's False Papers is a poignant exploration of memory and loss. In this series of linked essays, he reflects on his experiences as a teenager forced to leave Alexandria, his brief stay in Europe, and the home he has made for himself on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
The author dissects the experience of loss, revealing how memories are our most intimate gestures. He writes about the beauty of remembering, rather than the place itself, and how this act is both a source of comfort and a reminder of what is lost.
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