Crescent: A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Literary, Contemporary Women
Cover of the book Crescent: A Novel by Diana Abu-Jaber, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Diana Abu-Jaber ISBN: 9780393066692
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: May 17, 2004
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Diana Abu-Jaber
ISBN: 9780393066692
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: May 17, 2004
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"Abu-Jaber's voluptuous prose features insights into the Arab American community that are wisely, warmly depicted."—San Francisco Chronicle

Sirine, the heroine of this "deliciously romantic romp" (Vanity Fair) is thirty-nine, never married, and living in the Arab-American community of Los Angeles. She has a passion for cooking and works contentedly in a Lebanese restaurant, while her storytelling uncle and her saucy boss, Umm Nadia, believe she should be trying harder to find a husband. One day Hanif, a handsome professor of Arabic literature, an Iraqi exile, comes to the restaurant. Sirine falls in love and finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about Hanif, as well as her own torn identity as an Arab-American.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"Abu-Jaber's voluptuous prose features insights into the Arab American community that are wisely, warmly depicted."—San Francisco Chronicle

Sirine, the heroine of this "deliciously romantic romp" (Vanity Fair) is thirty-nine, never married, and living in the Arab-American community of Los Angeles. She has a passion for cooking and works contentedly in a Lebanese restaurant, while her storytelling uncle and her saucy boss, Umm Nadia, believe she should be trying harder to find a husband. One day Hanif, a handsome professor of Arabic literature, an Iraqi exile, comes to the restaurant. Sirine falls in love and finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about Hanif, as well as her own torn identity as an Arab-American.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book Aftermath: Poems by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Ahead of Her Time: Abby Kelley and the Politics of Antislavery by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book People Who Knock on the Door by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Divine Comedy: Journeys Through a Regional Geography: Three New Works by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book American Son: A Novel by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Hitler: A Biography by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Liar's Poker (25th Anniversary Edition): Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street (25th Anniversary Edition) by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book What Thou Lovest Well, Remains American: Poems by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Fatal Rivalry: Flodden, 1513: Henry VIII and James IV and the Decisive Battle for Renaissance Britain by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947 by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Shadow of Cain: A Novel by Diana Abu-Jaber
Cover of the book Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey by Diana Abu-Jaber
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy