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BookDragon Diana Abu-Jaber Tag

Fencing with the King by Diana Abu-Jaber [in Shelf Awareness]

23 Mar, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Jordanian American, Repost

In Diana Abu-Jaber's absorbing novel Fencing with the King, 31-year-old Amani is in "free-fall," her marriage over, her writing (which once garnered her a "big literary prize") stalled, and her teaching career threatened. She's even returned to living with her parents in Syracuse. Amani's Uncle Hafez invites...

Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber

18 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Arab American, Audio, Fiction

Hapa Jordanian American Diana Abu-Jaber established herself with her first three titles – novels Arabian Jazz and Crescent, and memoir The Language of Baklava – as a lauded, award-winning Arab American literary voice. She leaves her own origins off the page in this chilling psychological thriller – her first, but most likely not her last....

Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber [in AsianWeek]

25 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Arab American, Fiction, Iraqi American, Repost

CrescentA toothsome tale set in L.A.'s richly diverse Arab American community, interspersing a love story about a hapa-Iraqi American chef who falls in love with an exiled Iraqi professor. What a major relief to read something about...

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