Discussion Guide: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit
by Lucette Lagnado
Published 2007 by Ecco
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This memoir of an Egyption Jewish family's exodus from Cairo to New York City in 1963 is a touching portrait of the author's father and his fall from a life of glamour to that of a struggling immigrant. Winner of the 2008 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
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Recommended Additional Reading:
Aciman, Andre. Out of Egypt: a memoir.
Jackson, Livia. Hello, America.
Roiphe, Anne. 1185 Park Avenue: a memoir.
Roberts, Steven V. My Father's Houses: memoir of a family.
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