{"product_id":"out-of-egypt-a-memoir-9780312426552","title":"Out of Egypt: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis richly colored memoir chronicles the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn elegant and witty prose, André Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil, soldier, salesman, and spy; the two grandmothers, the Princess and the Saint, who gossip in six languages; Aunt Flora, the German refugee who warns that Jews lose everything \"at least twice in their lives.\" And through it all, we come to know a boy who, even as he longs for a wider world, does not want to be led, forever, out of Egypt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Aciman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFalse Papers \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Call Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches comparative literature at the City University of New York Graduate Center and lives in Manhattan with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719071469842,"sku":"9780312426552","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d576d98-126f-477b-aeb0-648c9d12932d.jpg?v=1734657681","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-egypt-a-memoir-9780312426552","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}