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Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism
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Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism Hardcover - 2011

by Baker, Deborah

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What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? "The Convert" tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore.

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  • Title Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism
  • Author Baker, Deborah
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 2nd Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 246
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Graywolf Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
  • Date 2011-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 923292
  • ISBN 9781555975821 / 1555975828
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.95 x 0.9 in (21.79 x 15.11 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Muslim converts - United States, Maudoodi, Syed Abul Ala
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011920617
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2011, Page 6
  • Books & Culture, 05/01/2011, Page 25
  • Christian Century, 07/12/2011, Page 41
  • Foreword, 04/29/2011, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/01/2011, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 04/15/2011, Page 99
  • New York Times Book Review, 05/22/2011, Page 17
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/21/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/07/2011, Page 30

About the author

Deborah Baker is the author of In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, as well as A Blue Hand; The Beats in India. She divides her time between Calcutta, Goa, and Brooklyn.

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