The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for Her Lost Youth, from

The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn

â€œ[Lagnado writes] in crystalline yet melodious prose.â€
â€”New York Times
Lucette Lagnadoâ€™s acclaimed, award-winning The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit (â€œ[a] crushing, brilliant bookâ€ â€”New York Times Book Review) told the powerfully moving story of her Jewish familyâ€™s 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 â€™60s and â€™70s, The Arrogant Years is a stunning work of memory and resilience that ranges from Cairo to Brooklyn and beyondâ€”the unforgettable true story of a remarkable young womanâ€™s determination to push past the boundaries of her life and make her way in the wider world.
Country USA
Manufacturer Ecco / HarperCollins
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2011-09-06
UnitCount 1

The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn