From Baghdad to Brooklyn
Subtitle: Growing Up in a Jewish-Arabic Family in Midcentury America
By: Jack Marshall.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: October 1, 2005
Place of publication: Minneapolis, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781566891745
Subjects: Marshall, Jack, 1936- -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York; Marshall, Jack, 1936- -- Childhood and youth; Marshall, Jack, 1936- -- Family; Children of immigrants -- United States -- Biography; Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography; Jewish families -- United States; Sephardim -- United States; Arab American families; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Genres: Biography.
Description: "A portrait of personal and artistic awakening in midcentury New York's Arabic-speaking Sephardic community, From Baghdad to Brooklyn is the story of a tumultuous era, an old-world people, a resilient family, and an artist's coming-of-age. As Marshall brings the sights, sounds, and tastes of his childhood to life, he beautifully evokes the magic of youth and discovery. From playing "running bases" in the Brooklyn streets to getting lost at Coney Island and from the pleasures of books and music to the mysteries contained under a microscope, Marshall's story is as enduring as it is original."--Jacket.