Description
Literary Nonfiction. Jewish Studies. Personal Memoir. A lantern slide, a faded recipe book, a postcard from Mexico, a nugget of fool's gold--such are the clues available to the narrator of THE SMALLEST OBJECTIVE as she excavates for buried treasure in her family home. Together, these objects belonging to several Jewish personalities afford an intriguing vantage point on 20th‐century Montreal--from a Runyonesque character well-known by the city's gossip columnists to a Lithuanian botanist versed in the fossil record to a young woman whose newfound opportunities mirror the promise and ambiguities of the city itself. As the narrator struggles with her mother's failing memory and final decline, unexpected secrets are revealed and expired truths exposed.
Author: Sharon Kirsch
Publisher: New Star Books
Published: 04/23/2020
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781554201556
ISBN10: 1554201551
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Social Science | Jewish Studies
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