{"product_id":"stranger-in-the-desert-a-family-story-hardcover","title":"Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJordan Salama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by family lore, a young writer embarks on an epic quest through the Argentine Andes in search of a heritage spanning hemispheres and centuries, from the Jewish Levant to turn-of-the-century trade routes in South America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne Thanksgiving afternoon at his grandparents' house, Jordan Salama discovers a large binder stuffed with yellowing papers and old photographs--a five-hundred-year wandering history of his Arab-Jewish family, from Moorish Spain to Ottoman Syria to Argentina and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne story in particular captures his attention: that of his great-grandfather, a Syrian-born, Arabic-speaking Jewish immigrant to Argentina who in the 1920s worked as a traveling salesman in the Andes--and may have left behind forgotten descendants along the way. Encouraged by his grandfather, Jordan goes in search of these \"Lost Salamas,\" traveling more than a thousand miles up the spine of South America's greatest mountain range. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining travelog, history, memoir, and reportage, \u003ci\u003eStranger in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers from the lonely plains of Patagonia to the breathtaking altiplano of the high Andes; from the old Jewish quarter of Damascus to today's vibrant neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. It is also a fervent journey of self-discovery as Salama grapples with his own Jewish, Arab, and Latin American identities, interrogating the stories families tell themselves, and to what end.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Salama \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Day the River Changes\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.43 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764794556704,"sku":"9781646221653","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f46b6ab5fd045c3996beef0dd26610e2.webp?v=1780254908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stranger-in-the-desert-a-family-story-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}