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Ellis Island

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The French novelist Georges Perec, whose Life: A User's Manual has been called a landmark of contemporary literature, has continually captured the American imagination, most recently with the publication of A Void, a novel written without the letter e. Ellis Island holds us in thrall once again. With poetic grace, insistent questioning, and a stunning carousel of images, Perec and filmmaker Robert Bober open our eyes to the intriguing blend of permanence and transience that is Ellis Island.

In lyrical prose, they explore their personal relationships to the themes of diaspora and identity, then interview men and women who, as children, arrived at Ellis Island full of hope and dreams about their new lives in America. Ellis Island offers a whole new presentation of the immigrant experience.

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New Press
Language
English
Pages
156

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Cover of: Ellis Island
Ellis Island: Prólogo de Pablo Martín Sánchez
Feb 10, 2021, Seix Barral
paperback
Cover of: Ellis Island
Ellis Island
2021, New Directions Publishing Corporation
in English
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Ellis Adasi
Apr 13, 2020, Sel Yayincilik
paperback
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Sipurim mi-Elis Ailend: ʻeduyot ʻal nedudim ṿe-tiḳṿah
2009, Bavel
in Hebrew
Cover of: Ellis Island
Ellis Island
July 2004, Libros del Zorzal
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Geschichten von Ellis Island. Oder Wie man Amerikaner macht.
Geschichten von Ellis Island. Oder Wie man Amerikaner macht.
September 1, 1997, Wagenbach
Hardcover
Cover of: Ellis Island
Ellis Island
1995, New Press
in English
Cover of: Ellis Island
Ellis Island
1995, P.O.L.
in French
Cover of: Récits d'Ellis Island
Récits d'Ellis Island: histoires d'errance et d'espoir
1994, P.O.L
in French
Cover of: Récits d'Ellis Island
Récits d'Ellis Island: histoires d'errance et d'espoir
1980, Editions du Sorbier
in French

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]).

Published in
New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
JV6484 .P4713 1995, JV6484.P4713 1995, JV6450 .P4713 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
156, [4] p. :
Number of pages
156

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL819727M
Internet Archive
ellisisland00pere
ISBN 10
1565843185
LCCN
95070944
OCLC/WorldCat
33869928
Library Thing
39047
Goodreads
215024

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