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REVIEW: ‘Body: My Life in Parts’

JL;DR SUMMARY Nina Lichtenstein's memoir, "Body: My Life in Parts," offers a unique exploration of identity, transformation, and cultural integration, using her own body as a narrative device. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityMemoirJewish LifeConversionMotherhoodCultureNina LichtensteinBodyNorwegian Heritage

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Oslo, Norway
"The author was born in Oslo and came to the United States as an au pair in 1988, at the age of 19."
United States
"The author was born in Oslo and came to the United States as an au pair in 1988, at the age of 19."

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