{"product_id":"stranger-in-the-desert-a-family-story-9781646222667","title":"Extraño en el desierto: una historia familiar","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining travelog, history, memoir, and reportage, \u003ci\u003eStranger in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14323875\"\u003eJordan Salama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646222667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646222660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM058000\"\u003eFamily History \u0026amp; Genealogy (See Also Reference | Genealogy \u0026amp;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS038000\"\u003eAmericas (North Central South West Indies)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV024010\"\u003eSouth America | Argentina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJORDAN SALAMA\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer covering culture and the environment in the Americas. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Every Day the River Changes\u003c\/i\u003e, a journey down Colombia's R?o Magdalena, which was named a\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2021. His essays and stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. Most recently, his story \"The Candy Sellers,\" an investigation into the lives of migrant families selling candy on the NYC subway, was on the cover of \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45815744397487,"sku":"9781646222667","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_92593cb0-7ffb-4c6d-8efb-5dba709ceca5.jpg?v=1756147891","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/stranger-in-the-desert-a-family-story-9781646222667","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}