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[Lagnado writes] in crystalline yet melodious prose. New York Times Lucette Lagnados acclaimed, award-winning The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit ([a] crushing, brilliant book New York Times Book Review ) told the powerfully moving story of her Jewish familys exile from Egypt. In her extraordinary follow-up memoir, The Arrogant Years , Lagnado revisits her first years in America, and describes a difficult coming-of-age tragically interrupted by a bout with cancer at age 16. At once a poignant mother and daughter story and a magnificent snapshot of the turbulent 60s and 70s, The Arrogant Years is a stunning work of memory and resilience that ranges from Cairo to Brooklyn and beyondthe unforgettable true story of a remarkable young womans determination to push past the boundaries of her life and make her way in the wider world.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lagnado, Lucette
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780061803673
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Judaism, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (409 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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