The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit

Lucette Lagnado was just a child when her charismatic father’s life started to crumble in Cairo. Anti-Jewish sentiment after the Suez war forced their family (and indeed, almost all of Egypt’s Jewish community) to leave everything behind and resettle in the United States, where they had no standing, little money, and no vibrant supportive community to rely on. Lagnado, who is now a reporter for the Wall Street Journal tells this story of cultural upheaval with great love and tenderness for her family, especially her father “The Captain,” The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit.