{"product_id":"the-pillar-of-salt-isbn-9780807083277","title":"The Pillar of Salt","description":"Originally published in 1955, \u003ci\u003eThe Pillar of Salt \u003c\/i\u003ethe semi-autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in French colonized Tunisia. To gain access to privileged French society, he must reject his many identities – Jew, Arab, and African. But, on the eve of World War II, he is forced to come to terms with his loyalties and his past'His father an Italian Jew, his mother a Berber, Benillouche struggles on the tattered fringe of the Tunisian ghetto for the very air he breathes. . . . A mature, thoughtful book.' – \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eTold with clarity of vision, a passionate sense of justice, and a warm heart.\" – \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In the Celine-Sartre-Camus tradition of the contemporary French novel of despair, this autobiographical narrative has maturity, stylistic grace, and purpose ... A thoughtful, perceptive work.\" – \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eAlbert Memmi is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Colonizer and the Colonized\u003c\/i\u003e (also available from Beacon Press) and \u003ci\u003eArab and Jew.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304941441253,"sku":"NP9780807083277","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807083277.jpg?v=1767740964","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-pillar-of-salt-isbn-9780807083277","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}