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The Language of Baklava: A Memoir
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780375423048
- Book Title
- Language of Baklava : a Memoir
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Cooking
- Topic
- Women, Literary, Regional & Ethnic / Middle Eastern
- Item Width
- 5.7 in
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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From the acclaimed author ofCrescent, called "radiant, wise, and passionate" by the Chicago Tribune, here is a vibrant, humorous memoir of growing up with a gregarious Jordanian father who loved to cook. Diana Abu-Jaber weaves the story of her life in upstate New York and in Jordan around vividly remembered meals: everything from Lake Ontario shish kabob cookouts with her Arab-American cousins to goat stew feasts under a Bedouin tent in the desert. These sensuously evoked meals in turn illuminate the two cultures of Diana's childhood-American and Jordanian-and the richness and difficulty of straddling both. They also bring her wonderfully eccentric family to life, most memorably her imperious American grandmother and her impractical, hotheaded, displaced immigrant father, who, like many an immigrant before him, cooked to remember the place he came from and to pass that connection on to his children. As she does in her fiction, Diana draws us in with her exquisite insight and compassion, and with her amazing talent for describing food and the myriad pleasures and adventures associated with cooking and eating. Each chapter contains mouthwatering recipes for many of the dishes described, from her Middle Eastern grandmother's Mad Genius Knaffea to her American grandmother's Easy Roast Beef, to her aunt Aya's Poetic Baklava. The Language of Baklava gives us the chance not only to grow up alongside Diana, but also to share meals with her every step of the way-unforgettable feasts that teach her, and us, as much about iden-tity, love, and family as they do about food.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375423044
ISBN-13
9780375423048
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30983355
Product Key Features
Book Title
Language of Baklava : a Memoir
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Literary, Regional & Ethnic / Middle Eastern
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tx725.M628a28 2005
Reviews
"A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" -Entertainment Weekly "Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores [her cultural] duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." -The Miami Herald "Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." -The Oregonian "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . [Abu-Jaber] takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." -The Seattle Times "Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." -O, The Oprah Magazine, "A culinary memoir that's as delectable for its stories as for its accompanying recipes. . . . Rich, dense, and flavorful" -Entertainment Weekly "Wonderful, touching and funny. . . . Honest and precise. . . . Abu-Jaber explores [her cultural] duality with a generous spirit and clear-eyed vision. . . . A lush and lyrical memoir." -The Miami Herald "Incredibly powerful. . . . The world described is so strange and sumptuous, the characters so large and comedic, and the descriptions of the food so enveloping and mouthwatering that you want to climb into this world and make it your own." -The Oregonian "Exquisite. . . . With humor and grace, the author explores timeless topics of love, cultural adjustments and what being rootless means. . . . [Abu-Jaber] takes us on an insightful journey. . .we ought not to miss." -The Seattle Times "Truly charming. . . . A fascinating memoir of confused exile, great food, and home truths." -O, The Oprah Magazine From the Trade Paperback edition.
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-056828
Dewey Decimal
641.5956
Dewey Edition
22
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