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    Alexandrian Summer

    By Yitzhak Gormezano Goren and André Aciman

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    About this ebook

  • The charm of Alexandria and a vanished cosmopolitan world
  • Gormezano Goren is an Israeli born in Alexandria
  • A great book for readers with interest in the Middle East
  • A classic of Israeli literature
  • Great food, romance, humor in this elegant yet spicy book about a worldly city and all of its sizzling intrigue
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Vessel Press
    Release dateApr 27, 2015
    ISBN9781939931221
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      The story of two families summering in Alexandria in 1951 when it was a vibrant cosmopolitan city. Tales of sexual hypocrisies, horse racing, and obsessions.