description: Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1935, author Aziz Anis never expected to end up in the United States of America. If the course of his life had followed the normal, expected trend of his place and time, he would have spent all of his days near his birthplace. Instead, the tides of chance and fortune carry him from one side of the globe to the other. In his lifetime, Anis experiences the innocence of love and the tragedy of loss. He enjoys the stability and prosperity of peace and suffers the turmoil and horrors of war. After building a successful career, he must face the daunting task of starting over again—from scratch. Although his profession takes him to the very presence of royalty and presidents, he also selflessly uses his skills as an ophthalmologist to operate on the poor and the destitute. When Anis tries to share his professional triumphs with his colleagues in Egypt, he finds himself naively enmeshed in international intrigue. For years, he longs for a home in which to rest, but he is a stranger in every land. Through it all, he keeps his faith in the only entity he can rely God. A Letter to Sophie shares his powerful true story.“With insight and humility, Anis adeptly renders his frustrations as an immigrant, and his musings on family and the clash of old rituals and changing attitudes are incisive and often moving. A smartly realized memoir presenting a poignant history of change in Egypt through the story of a man whose strength of character saw him through.” —Kirkus Discoveries
language: English
title: A Letter to Sophie: The Story of an Immigrant
titlecomplete: A Letter to Sophie: The Story of an Immigrant
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Iuniverse Inc