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SUMMARY:"Stranger in the Desert" with Writer-In-Residence Jordan Salama
DESCRIPTION:Writer-In-Residence at the Hemingway House\, Jordan Salama\, 
 will discuss his forthcoming book: Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story\, 
 which will be released in February 2024. \n\nInspired by family lore\, a 
 young writer embarks on an epic quest through the Argentine Andes in search 
 of a heritage spanning hemispheres and centuries\, from the Jewish Levant 
 to turn-of-the-century trade routes in South America\n\nOne Thanksgiving 
 afternoon at his grandparents’ house\, Jordan Salama discovers a large 
 binder stuffed with yellowing papers and old photographs—a 
 five-hundred-year wandering history of his Arab-Jewish family\, from 
 Moorish Spain to Ottoman Syria to Argentina and beyond.\n\nOne story in 
 particular captures his attention: that of his great-grandfather\, a 
 Syrian-born\, Arabic-speaking Jewish immigrant to Argentina who in the 
 1920s worked as a traveling salesman in the Andes—and may have left 
 behind forgotten descendants along the way. Encouraged by his grandfather\, 
 Jordan goes in search of these “Lost Salamas\,” traveling more than a 
 thousand miles up the spine of South America’s greatest mountain 
 range.\n\nCombining travelog\, history\, memoir\, and reportage\, Stranger 
 in the Desert transports readers from the lonely plains of Patagonia to the 
 breathtaking altiplano of the high Andes\; from the old Jewish quarter of 
 Damascus to today’s vibrant neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. It is also a 
 fervent journey of self-discovery as Salama grapples with his own Jewish\, 
 Arab\, and Latin American identities\, interrogating the stories families 
 tell themselves\, and to what end.\n\nAfter discussing his book\, Salama 
 will also invite the audience to share their own family stories and stories 
 of researching family history.\n\nThis program will be livestreamed and 
 available to view later. Click here to watch online.\n\nJordan Salama is a 
 writer\, reporter\, and producer. His first book\, Every Day the River 
 Changes\, chronicling his journey down Colombia’s Río Magdalena and the 
 lives of the people living along its banks\, was named a Kirkus Reviews 
 Best Book of 2021 and a top new travel book by the New York Times\, as well 
 as the "Princeton Pre-Read." Focusing largely on culture and the 
 environment in the Americas\, his essays and stories appear regularly in 
 National Geographic\, the New York Times\, Smithsonian Magazine and other 
 publications. He has written about climate change\, letter-writing\, and 
 American Jewish life\; tracked down Syrian traveling salesmen in the 
 Andes\; covered Lionel Messi and the Argentina national soccer team during 
 the 2016 Copa América\, and traveled across the U.S. and Patagonia by 
 train\, among many other adventures. He is also the co-creator of The Lulus 
 TV\, a bilingual children’s media company with more than 1 million 
 YouTube followers across English and Spanish-language channels. He 
 graduated from Princeton University in 2019 and has been based\, in recent 
 years\, between New York and Buenos Aires.
LOCATION:John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall\, The Community Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Martha Williams":MAILTO:mwilliams@comlib.org
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Conversations
CONTACT;CN="Martha Williams":MAILTO:mwilliams@comlib.org
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