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Spanning Six Generations And Three Continents, My Name, A Living Memory Is A Novel Based On Theoretic Saga Of Author Giorgio Van Straten's Family From The Napoleonic Era Through World War Ii. The Story Begins In Rotterdam In 1811, When Hartog Son Of Alexander - Father, Cucumber Salesman, And Dutch Jew - Is Forced By Napoleonic Edict To Choose A Last Name. He Chooses Straaten, The Dutch Word For Street. The Name Presages A Journey Through History That Flings Hartog's Descendants As Far Afield As San Francisco, London, Odessa, Sao Paolo, And Tbilisi. They Witness The Gold Rush, The Russian Revolution, The Stalinist Purges, And, Finally The Holocaust. Some Are Uprooted By Business Interests, Including The Author's Grandfather, Who Moved To Genoa In 1913, Losing One Of The A's In His Surname Along The Way.--jacket. 1. Rotterdam 1811, Hartog's Choice -- 2. Florence 1996, Of Memories And Restorations -- 3. San Francisco 1854, Benjamin's Arrival -- 4. San Francisco 1855, Benjamin's Departure -- 5. Rotterdam 1879, The Reward -- 6. Florence 1997, More On The Concept Of Restoration -- 7. Libau (lalvia)-london 1874, Henry Goldstuck, Third-class Passenger -- 8. Rouen 1878, Regarding A Great Id

Who reads My name a living memory: Giorgio van Straten ; translated by Martha King?

Author

Van Straten, Giorgio, 1955-; King, Martha, 1928-

Publisher

Steerforth ; Turnaround [distributor

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781586420710

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Romance, Fiction

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14