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Where worlds collide
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A transcending experience
Enter "The Pillar of Salt," an intriguing world where Albert Memmi skillfully tells a story of identity, resistance, and resiliency in colonial Tunisia... Follow the story of young Jewish child Alexandre Benillouch, who is torn between the harsh French colonial government and his rich cultural background. See the intense challenges of cultural exile, the struggle for honor, and the pursuit of self-awareness through his eyes. This work is a remarkable voyage of individual and societal freedom because of Memmi's eloquent prose and symbolic storytelling, which highlight the human cost of colonialism. Learn about a tale that speaks to the eternal strength of the human spirit and the universal principles of belonging.