FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May, 2020.
Tumbleweed Press announces publication of Almost the Truth: Stories and Lies by Aaron Zevy
TORONTO – Tumbleweed Press is pleased to announce the release of the debut collection from Toronto writer Aaron Zevy, Almost the Truth: Stories and Lies.
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Almost the Truth: Stories and Lies is a collection of stories, recollections and memoirs which crackle with wit, brazen sentimentality and unfiltered self awareness. With a motley cast of characters, both real and imagined, led by the 'I'm just a little weird' Zevy, popping in and out of stories, Almost the Truth blurs the lines of fact and fiction.
With stories culled from Zevy's childhood, misadventures with friends and family and blind date disasters, Almost the Truth weaves us from Cairo to Canada; from the hills of Tuscany to the country clubs of Boca Raton; and from the poker table to the Passover table.
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These stories are full of exotic food, quirky characters, and generous portions of chutzpah and hubris. You will come away with wry lessons on gambling, family, and the subtle art of bullshitting.
Never, Zevy reminds us, let the truth get in the way of a good story.
The opening stories are devoted entirely to recollections of his Egyptian Jewish heritage.
These stories came to light in part because Zevy felt that his Jewish experience and upbringing - that of Egyptian and Sephardic Jewry, was underrepresented in the annals of Jewish literature.
"For us, being Jewish was about speaking Arabic and not Yiddish," Zevy said. "It was about eating sambousek and not gefilte fish. It was about remembering the beach in Alexandria not the one in Miami. We never saw those stories. Never read about those stories. I barely scratch the surface but am happy to be able to add our voices"
Almost the Truth is now available for download on Amazon for $3.55. And you can purchase the paperback here too. Download e-book or purchase paperback HERE
Tumbleweed Press Inc. is a publishing company based in Toronto, Ontario.
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