{"title":"Mahsa Mohebali","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the captivating works of Mahsa Mohebali, where Iranian literature meets themes of identity, displacement, and the search for belonging. Explore her novels and short stories today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"in-case-of-emergency-book-mahsa-mohebali-9781952177866","title":"In Case of Emergency","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 National Translation Award in Prose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable mention for the 2022 Modern Languages Association Prize for Translation of a Literary Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New Yorker Best Book of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this prize-winning Iranian novel, a spoiled and foul-mouthed young woman looks to get high while her family and city fall to pieces.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when the world is falling apart and you're in withdrawal?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisillusioned, wealthy, and addicted to opium, Shadi wakes up one day to apocalyptic earthquakes and a dangerously low stash. Outside, Tehran is crumbling: yuppies flee in bumper-to-bumper traffic as skaters and pretty boys rise up to claim the city as theirs. Cross-dressed to evade hijab laws, Shadi flits between her dysfunctional family and depressed friends--all in search of her next fix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMahsa Mohebali's groundbreaking novel about Iranian counterculture is a satirical portrait of the disaster that is contemporary life. Weaving together gritty vernacular and cinematic prose, In Case of Emergency takes a darkly humorous, scathing look at the authoritarian state, global capitalism, and the gender binary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49643380834577,"sku":"GOR012330935","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49742509474065,"sku":"NGR9781952177866","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50993688805649,"sku":"NIN9781952177866","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51424239485201,"sku":"CIN1952177863G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52428171411729,"sku":"NLS9781952177866","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1952177863.jpg?v=1751438075"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-mahsa-mohebali.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}