Language English Pages 396 Originally published 1975 Page count 396 Country United Kingdom | Publication date 1973 ISBN 0-399-11669-9 Genre Autobiography OCLC 11866342 | |
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Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons (US)
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK) Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Autobiographies My Life: A Spoken Autobiography, Callus on My Soul, Backstreet Boys, Surviving Madness: A Therapi, Deep Romantic Chasm | ||
My Life is the autobiography of the first female Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir. The book was first published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with the title A Land of our own and later by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1975. The first German translation was published 1973 by the Scherz Verlag in Bern.
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Reception
The book became a New York Times best-seller. The title has the double-entendre of a life story and a well-known Jewish expression. The book was well received by Kirkus Reviews who described the book as "both frank and very revealing of her personality and goals. Her total lack of pretense is especially winning. Meir's practical idealism can be seen in efforts as diverse as the beautification of kibbutzim and her strong advocacy of unemployment benefits. The work that 'most concerned and interested me,' she writes, was 'the translation of socialist principles into the down-to-earth terminology of everyday life.' Although the political events narrated are well known they are recounted with drama and spirit. Don't mistake this for just chicken soup with riposte-noodles: it's a model of its kind and a sure crowd-pleaser."
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List of illustrations ix
Index (391)