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Elisa New

Auteur van Jacob's Cane: A Jewish Family's Journey from the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and Baltimore; A Memoir in Five Generations

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Elisa New is Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature and Language at Harvard University, USA. She is the author of The .Regenerate Lyric: Theology and Innovation in American Poetry (2009), Jacob's Cane: A Jewish Family's Journey from the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and toon meer Baltimore (2009), and The Line's Eye: Poetic Experience, American Sight (1999). toon minder

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Jacob's Cane: A Jewish Family's Journey from the… door Elisa New
Jacob’s Cane is a memoir told through five generations. The inspiration for the memoir was a cane found in a closet of the author’s aunt. The ornately carved cane fascinated her, and she felt the need to know more about it and more about her family history.

Jacob’s Cane is remarkable in its historical depth and intensity. Elisa New grasps the moments with brilliant writing and story telling. Her ability to infuse not only her Jewish family roots and history, with specific cultural, political and social aspects is incredible, and a remarkable feat.… (meer)
 
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LorriMilli | Nov 30, 2009 |
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