Salom rizk autobiography

          Salom Rizk (also known as Sam Risk; born 15 December in Ottoman Syria, died 22 October in Silver Spring, Maryland) was a Syrian-American author, best known for his immigrant autobiography.!

          Salom Rizk

          Syrian-American author (1908–1973)

          Salom Risk

          Born15 December 1908
          near Ain Arab, Mount Hermon, Syria, Ottoman Empire
          Died22 October 1973
          Silver Spring, Maryland
          Pen nameSam Risk, Solomon Rizk
          OccupationAuthor, lecturer
          LanguageEnglish
          NationalitySyrian, American
          CitizenshipUnited States
          Genreautobiography
          Subjectimmigrant life, assimilation
          Notable worksSyrian Yankee

          Salom Rizk (also known as Sam Risk; born 15 December 1908 in Ottoman Syria, died 22 October 1973 in Silver Spring, Maryland) was a Syrian-American author, best known for his 1943 immigrant autobiography, Syrian Yankee, perhaps the best-known piece of Arab American literature in the middle part of the century.[1] The book has been called "a classic of the immigrant biography genre",[2] especially for the way Rizk's story portrays the American Dream[3] and the virtues of cultural assimilation[4] at th