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A memoir-novel that narrates an incident - the premature death of a first-born child, a Down syndrome baby left in the care of the clinic in Algeria. This story uses the event to probe the family history and relationship with the mother, a refugee from Nazi Germany; the dead father, after whom the baby is named; and the medical-student brother.

The Day I Wasnt There

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    A Paperback by Helene Cixous, Beverley Bie Brahic

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/05/2006
      ISBN13: 9780810123649, 978-0810123649
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      Book Synopsis
      A memoir-novel that narrates an incident - the premature death of a first-born child, a Down syndrome baby left in the care of the clinic in Algeria. This story uses the event to probe the family history and relationship with the mother, a refugee from Nazi Germany; the dead father, after whom the baby is named; and the medical-student brother.

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