Qesher Book Club: "Stranger in the Desert - A Family Story"
Tue, Mar 12
|Webinar
Inspired 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. Register here: https://www.qesher.com/stranger-in-the-desert/
Time & Location
Mar 12, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Webinar
About the event
Register here: https://www.qesher.com/stranger-in-the-desert/
Inspired 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. Combining travelog, history, memoir, and reportage, Stranger in the Desert 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 Jordan Salama grapples with his own Jewish, Arab, and Latin American identities, interrogating the stories families tell themselves, and to what end.
About the author:
Jordan Salama is a writer focusing on culture and the environment in the Americas. He is the author of Every Day the River Changes, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year.
His work has appeared in…