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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Arabian Jazzby Diana Abu-Jaber
AwardsWinner of the Oregon Book Award
Finalist for the National PEN/Hemingway Award Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In Diana Abu-Jaber's "impressive, entertaining" (Chicago Tribune) first novel, a small, poor-white community in upstate New York becomes home to the transplanted Jordanian family of Matussem Ramoud: his grown daughters, Jemorah and Melvina; his sister Fatima; and her husband, Zaeed. The widower Matuseem loves American jazz, kitschy lawn ornaments, and, of course, his daughters. Fatima is obsessed with seeing her nieces married — Jemorah is nearly thirty! Supernurse Melvina is firmly committed to her work, but Jemorah is ambivalent about her identity and role. Is she Arab? Is she American? Should she marry and, if so, whom? Review:"[A] joy to read.... You will be tempted to read passages out loud. And you should." Boston Globe Review:"[Abu-Jaber's] Arab-American rings musically, and hilariously, true." USA Today Review:"This oracular first novel, which unfurls like gossamer, [has] characters of a depth seldom found in a debut." The New Yorker Synopsis:In this "impressive, entertaining" (Chicago Tribune) novel, a small, poor-white community in upstate New York becomes home to the transplanted Jordanian family of Matussem Ramoud and his grown daughters. Synopsis:In Diana Abu-Jaber's impressive, entertaining (Chicago Tribune) first novel, a small, poor-white community in upstate New York becomes home to the transplanted Jordanian family of Matussem Ramoud: his grown daughters, Jemorah and Melvina; his sister Fatima; and her husband, Zaeed. The widower Matuseem loves American jazz, kitschy lawn ornaments, and, of course, his daughters. Fatima is obsessed with seeing her nieces married-Jemorah is nearly thirty Supernurse Melvina is firmly committed to her work, but Jemorah is ambivalent about her identity and role. Is she Arab? Is she American? Should she marry and, if so, whom? Winner of the Oregon Book Award and finalist for the National PEN/Hemingway Award, Arabian Jazz is a joy to read.... You will be tempted to read passages out loud. And you should (Boston Globe). USA Today praises Abu-Jaber's gift for dialogue...her Arab-American rings musically, and hilariously, true. Reading group guide included. A] joy to read.... You will be tempted to read passages out loud. And you should.-Boston Globe Abu-Jaber's] Arab-American rings musically, and hilariously, true.-USA Today About the AuthorDiana Abu-Jaber is currently writer-in-residence at Portland State University, where she teaches literature and creative writing. Her most recent novel is Crescent. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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