Review "A biography, a memoir, a meticulously reconstructed history of a largely vanished people and place. ... Transcending mere reportage, it acquires a novel-like warp and weft." --Los Angeles Times (added by author) "A wonderful, enlightening journey, a voyage with the power to move readers deeply even as it stretches across differences of culture, family, and memory." --Christian Science Monitor (added by author) "Sabar offers something rare and precious - a tale of hope and continuity that can be passed on for generations." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (added by author) "A remarkable new memoir." --Philadelphia Inquirer (added by author) "Graceful and resonant." --New York Times Sunday Book Review (added by author) "Excellent…A compelling read…Told with novelistic attention to narrative and detail, but its heart is Ariel's heart, that of a son searching with love for the meaning of his relationship with his father.” —The Providence (RI) Journal (The Providence (RI) Journal ) "A powerful story of the meaning of family and tradition inside a little-known culture." —San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco Chronicle ) "Remarkable...A moving story about the near-death of an ancient language and the tiny flicker of life that remains in it." —The Washington Post Book World (The Washington Post Book World ) Product Description In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and gifted storytellers and humble peddlers who dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. To these descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel, Yona Sabar was born. Yona's son Ariel grew up in Los Angeles, where Yona had become an esteemed professor, dedicating his career to preserving his people’s traditions. Ariel wanted nothing to do with his father’s strange immigrant heritage—until he had a son of his own. Ariel Sabar brings to life the ancient town of Zakho, discovering his family’s place in the sweeping saga of Middle-Eastern history. This powerful book is an improbable story of tolerance and hope set in what today is the very center of the world’s attention. About the Author Ariel Sabar covered the 2008 presidential race for the Christian Science Monitor and is an award-winning former staff writer for the Baltimore Sun and the Providence (RI) Journal. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Washington Monthly, Moment, Mother Jones magazine, and other publications. He lives with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C. (edited by author)
My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Family's Past
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Author: Sabar, Ariel
Binding: Paperback
ISBN:
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Author: Sabar, Ariel
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Number Of Pages: 345
Release Date: 13-10-2009
Languages: English
Package Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
