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This book will resonate with readers interested in memoir, history, migration, and cultural identity. Those who appreciate lyrical storytelling that bridges personal and universal themes will find The Fig Tree especially rewarding.
From the best-selling author of Cafe Scheherazade comes this tender book of haunting true stories, filled with memorable people. Zable writes about his own and his wife's family in Australia and Europe, about the lives of Jewish and Greek immigrants to Australia, about refugees and wanderers, actors, singers and poets.
The Fig Tree is a tender book of true stories about family, about journeys, about home. Arnold Zable, bestselling author of Cafe Scheherazade, describes remarkable people struggling through tragic times and rejoicing in the unexpectedness of life itself.
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The Fig Tree is a book of true stories with an extraordinary scope. It is about family, about home, about the journeys that reveal to us who we are, and the ways in which contemporary tales reflect ancient myths.
Arnold Zable writes about the rhythms of life on this Greek island, and the villagers who made the long voyage to Australia. He also weaves tales set in Athens, Thessaloniki, Poland and outback Australia and tells of Yiddish actors and writers in search of new audiences in a new land.
At the heart of this book is Zable's understanding of our obligations to the wanderers among us, the dispossessed and the stateless. He makes a gift of their stories in The Fig Tree, celebrating the common threads of humanity that bind us all.
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ISBN: 9781920885403
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 September 2004
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 234g
Pages: 240
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