Farewell, Babylon: Coming of Age in Jewish Baghdad

by Naim Kattan and Naïm Kattan

Book Overview

In Farewell, Babylon, Naim Kattan takes readers into the heart of exotic mid-19th-century Baghdad's then-teeming Jewish community. Jews had lived in Iraq for 25 centuries, long before the time of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551927993
• ISBN13: 9781551927992
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Raincoast Books
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Fairly Interesting

I found this title fairly interesting. It gives a good biographical look at a Jew living in Iraq. No "fireworks" or extremely dramatic stuff, just a good look at the human elements of the situation and some of the hardships encountered.