{"product_id":"2026200004939-secondhand-alien-son","title":"Alien Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Some moisture damage                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Tide marks on top pages, otherwise flat and clean.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of Australian immigrant fiction, Alien Son chronicles the coming-of-age of a young Jewish boy navigating the tensions between his Eastern European heritage and the unfamiliar rhythms of early twentieth-century Australian life. Through a series of interconnected vignettes, Judah Waten illustrates the profound displacement felt by immigrant families striving to belong in a new land while holding fast to the customs and memories of the old world. The prose carries a warmly reflective yet quietly melancholic tone, capturing the generational friction between parents anchored in tradition and children eager to assimilate. Waten presents the immigrant experience not as a triumphant narrative of reinvention, but as a nuanced, often painful negotiation of identity, loyalty, and belonging. First published in 1952, the work remains a foundational text in Australian multicultural literature, celebrated for its honesty, compassion, and enduring relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48755509166299,"sku":"2026200004939-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b98cd1fb-ab35-4930-bf8a-9498b9993a64.png?v=1778221372","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200004939-secondhand-alien-son","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}