· When The Pillar of Salt was first published in , it caused a scandal in Tunis. Acclaimed sociologist Albert Memmi, the son of poor Jewish parents who lived at /5(2). Albert Memmi's novel, "The Pillar of Salt" is set in French Tunisia in the between the two World Wars and through WW II. The book is told in the first person by a highly introverted, self-centered young man, Alexandre Mordekhai Benillouche, and tells the story of his life through early www.doorway.ru by: Albert Memmi's novel, "The Pillar of Salt" is set in French Tunisia in the between the two World Wars and through WW II. The book is told in the first person by a highly introverted, self-centered young man, Alexandre Mordekhai Benillouche, and tells the story of his life through early manhood.4/5(42).
Albert Memmi's Pillar of Salt, on the other hand, never found a nation to embrace it and institutionalize it. Memmi's novel deals with the same period as Yacine's in the neighboring country of Tunisia, and Memmi was also considered one of the founders of the then-new Francophone expression by indigenous writers. "The Pillar of Salt reads like a general indictment," Memmi writes in a new introduction to this eBook edition. This is an unusual man's coming of age story and a document about a community that has now all but disappeared. "The grave torment of the truly homeless is the theme of Albert Memmi's mature, thoughtful book. "Pillar of Salt" is a remarkable autobiographical novel about coming of age in the Jewish ghetto of Tunis during the s and s. Besides providing an enjoyable narrative, Memmi conveys a vivid picture of the impact of French colonialism on Tunisian society in general and on Tunisian Jews in particular.
Albert Memmi. Beacon Press, Feb 1, - Fiction - pages. 3 Reviews. Originally published in , The Pillar of Salt the semi-autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in French. Download The Pillar Of Salt By Albert Memmi Book PDF. Download full The Pillar Of Salt By Albert Memmi books PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, Textbook, Mobi or read online The Pillar Of Salt By Albert Memmi anytime and anywhere on any device. Get free access to the library by create an account, fast download and ads free. When The Pillar of Salt was first published in , it caused a scandal in Tunis. Acclaimed sociologist Albert Memmi, the son of poor Jewish parents who lived at the edge of the equally poor.
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