Children of the Roojme: A Family's Journey from Lebanon

In this lyrical memoir of her Lebanese-American family, Elmaz Abinader offers a vivid account of uprooted and resettled lives. Spanning four generations and two continents, Children of the Roojme is the story of a family from the mountains of Lebanon and their emigration to western Pennsylvania. More than that, it bears intimate witness to the hardships of World War I, the disintegrating Ottoman empire, abandonment of centuries-old villages, and the New World conflict between cultural tradition and assimilation.

Author: Elmaz Abinader
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 12/31/2018
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.47w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780299157340

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/08/1997