The memoirs of Afif Ishaq Tannous, Village Roots and Beyond, begin with stories others told him of his birth, followed by personal reflections and anecdotes of village life as he grew up, presented both from the perspective of a child living the experience and the insights and understandings of a scholar in rural sociology. The names of prominent people and intuitions in history (Lebanese, regional and international) are woven throughout the narrative. So, too, are the names of family members who provide the foundation and emotional support for his life.
Village Roots and Beyond – Memoirs of Afif I. Tannous Written At Intervals Between 1972 and 1985
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It is a bare outline of Afif Tannous’ remarkable life which ended in Virginia in 1998 at the age of 93. The memoirs provide the rich details – the facts of his life as he recalled them many years later, and his reflections on those facts. Through the narrative, the reader becomes a privileged witness to the life of a very intelligent, adventurous, compassionate, practical and philosophical man – a man who was deeply committed to making a positive contribution to his country of origin, Lebanon, to his region of cultural heritage, the Arab world, to his country of adoption, the United States, and to the world at large.
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