The Art of Being a Stranger

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781487565275 Author(s): Karen Bermann Format: Paperback Year: 2025 Publisher: University of Toronto Press Pages: 248

Description: Karen Bermann grew up in the mad orbit of her father, Fritz, the rebellious child of a Viennese Orthodox Jewish family who fled Europe alone as an adolescent in the late 1930s. An irreverent, comic, rageful man with three names, who spoke three languages, lived on three continents, and always kept his papers in order, Fritz lived a life shaped by survival. In this memoir, told in alternating voices in brief, lyrical episodes, Bermann explores not only the mystery of her father but also the inheritance he passed on: intergenerational trauma, fragile familial bonds, and a fraught sense of belonging. is a poignant comic-drama that offers an intimate, layered exploration of parents and children in the shadow of history.

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