Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber
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.
"Crescent is a rich, delicious concoction that has you rooting for the star-crossed lovers" -- John Muncie - The Baltimore Sun
"A story that unfolds beautifully, as lightly and naturally as a roll of silk." -- The Nation
"[A] lovely tale...an urgent mix of Scheherazade-style storytelling and treatise on the loneliness of exile." -- Andrea Spencer - Oregonian
"Abu-Jaber is a high-spirited, magnificently graceful storyteller, a poet of deliciously fluted fiction, character, and culture." -- Naomi Shihab Nye
"It is a story about how to cook and how to eat, and how to live in the new country. And, like all good novels, it is about how to tell a story." -- Sigrid Nunez
"[A] beautifully imagined and timely novel." -- Publishers Weekly
"Wise, spirited, and evocative." -- Library Journal
"Gorgeously written and deeply imagined, this novel is both a fable and a plea—a book that weaves a hypnotic, lasting spell." -- Beth Kephart - Book Magazine
"A powerful story about the loneliness of exile and the limits of love. An impressive second outing by Abu-Jaber." -- Kirkus Reviews
"A story that unfolds beautifully, as lightly and naturally as a roll of silk." -- The Nation
"[A] lovely tale...an urgent mix of Scheherazade-style storytelling and treatise on the loneliness of exile." -- Andrea Spencer - Oregonian
"Abu-Jaber is a high-spirited, magnificently graceful storyteller, a poet of deliciously fluted fiction, character, and culture." -- Naomi Shihab Nye
"It is a story about how to cook and how to eat, and how to live in the new country. And, like all good novels, it is about how to tell a story." -- Sigrid Nunez
"[A] beautifully imagined and timely novel." -- Publishers Weekly
"Wise, spirited, and evocative." -- Library Journal
"Gorgeously written and deeply imagined, this novel is both a fable and a plea—a book that weaves a hypnotic, lasting spell." -- Beth Kephart - Book Magazine
"A powerful story about the loneliness of exile and the limits of love. An impressive second outing by Abu-Jaber." -- Kirkus Reviews
Diana Abu-Jaber is the award-winning author of six books of fiction and nonfiction. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393325546 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393325547 |
| Title | Crescent |
| Author | Diana Abu Jaber |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2004-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Winner of American Book Award 2004 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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