About this title: In 1941 a young Italian Jewish woman flees her country following the promulgation of Italy's so-called racial laws. She arrives in the neutral city of Lisbon and spends three days awaiting the certificate that will allow her to emigrate to the United States. During her stay she meets Juan Ruben, an anti-Fascist intellectual who co-ordinates a network of expatriates working to assist refugees. Although emotionally and intellectually displaced, the young woman comes to recognise her exile as a rite of passage, as an opportunity to acquire a new awareness of herself.Her experience of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 2000-10-01
ISBN-13:9780803261716ISBN:0803261713
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803261716ISBN:0803261713
Description: Very Good. Size: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches; Binding tight. Pages clean. Minimal shelf wear. Black remainder mark on bottom of book. In 1941 a young Italian Jewish woman flees her country following the promulgation of Italy's so-called racial laws. She arrives in the neutral city of Lisbon and spends three days awaiting the certificate that will allow her to emigrate to the United States. During her stay she meets Juan Ruben, an anti-Fascist intellectual who coordinates a network of expatriates ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780803213081ISBN:0803213085
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. AS6-Book has library stamping on the top page edges, title page, and front loose endpaper with label, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Blue covered boards with gilt lettering. Translated by Angela M. Jeannet and David Castronuovo. With an Afterword by ANgela M. Jeannet. European Women Writers Series. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 2000-10-01
ISBN-13:9780803261716ISBN:0803261713
Description: Like New. Never Owned Or Read! Some May Have A Publishers Remainder Mark or Light Shelf Wear. NEW CONDITION OTHER THAN PUBLISHERS REMAINDER MARK! read more
Description: Good. 0803261713 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date Published: 10/1/2000
ISBN-13:9780803213081ISBN:0803213085
Description: Very Good. 0803213085 Very good ex-library hardcover, no dust jacket, with usual library markings; binding tight; text crisp and free marks; appears lightly read if at all. read more
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