The Pillar of SaltAuthor Contributor(s): Memmi, Albert Publisher: Beacon Press Date: 2 1 1992 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Originally published in 1955, The Pillar of Salt the semi autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in French colonized Tunisia. To gain access to privileged French society, he must reject his many identities Jew, Arab, and African. But, on the eve of World War II, he is forced to come to terms with his loyalties and his past