"Many memories, many myths"-this is how Wendy Doniger begins the story of her parents' origins in Europe and sharply bifurcated life in America. Recalling their contrasting attitudes toward Judaism and religion in general-and acknowledging the mythologized narratives that keep bubbling up in those recollections-Doniger tells the story of their childhoods, their unusual marriage, their life in the post–World War II Jewish enclave of Great Neck, New York, and her own complex relationship with each of them.
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ISBN
9781512603514
Published
2019-03-15
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Weight
336 gr
Height
206 mm
Width
134 mm
Thickness
21 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
184

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