A family of strangers
(Book)
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Bristol Library - Adult Nonfiction
BIO TAL
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BIO TAL
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Book
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310 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-309).
Description
In her third book of nonfiction, Deborah Tall explores the genealogy of the missing. Haunted by her orphaned father’s abandonment by his extended family, his secretive, walled-off trauma and absent history, she sets off in pursuit of the family he claims not to have. From the dutiful happiness of Levittown in the 1950s to a stricken former shtetl in Ukraine, we follow Tall’s journey through evasions and lies. Reflecting on family secrecy, postwar American culture, and the urge for roots, Tall’s search uncovers not just a missing family but an understanding of the part family and history play in identity. A Family of Strangers is Tall’s life’s work, told in such exacting, elegant language that the suppressed past vividly asserts its place in the present.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tall, D. (2006). A family of strangers . Sarabande Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tall, Deborah, 1951-2006. 2006. A Family of Strangers. Sarabande Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tall, Deborah, 1951-2006. A Family of Strangers Sarabande Books, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tall, Deborah. A Family of Strangers Sarabande Books, 2006.
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