TY - BOOK AU - Aciman,André TI - Out of Egypt: a memoir SN - 1573225347 : AV - DS135.E42 A433 1996 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - Riverhead Books KW - Aciman, André. KW - Aciman family. KW - Jews KW - Egypt KW - Alexandria KW - Genealogy KW - Alexandria (Egypt) N2 - Aciman has written a touching and affectionate portrait detailing the lives of his flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--his uncle, two grandmothers, and an aunt ER -