Always from Somewhere Else: A Memoir of My Chilean Jewish Father

by Marjorie Agosín

Book Overview

In the tradition of her critically acclaimed memoir of her mother, A Cross and a Star, Marjorie Agos n traces the life story of her father, Mois s Agos n, a doctor, scientist, and classical pianist whose life reflects the lives of so many Jews of his generation, who were destined to be always refugees, always others--always from somewhere else.

In the search for her father's origins, Agos n reaches into the past to the story of her grandparents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558612564
• ISBN13: 9781558612563
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Feminist Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.5" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

A Story that is All of our Stories

Agosin creates yet another beautiful piece of literature in "Always from Somewhere Else." Her emotional and thought-provoking style provides the reader with an incredible inside view of Jewish life in Chile. A duet of pain and beauty, Agosin's memoir of her father's life is vivid and alive. This story, one of lost and newfound identity has the strong possibility of being close to us all. This book is a definite candidate for everyone's personal library of favorites.