Often witty and cutting, these stories transport readers and introduce them to a memorable group of women.” “Jarrar follows up her novel, A Map of Home, with a collection of stories depicting the lives of Arab women, ranging from hypnotic fables to gritty realism. Impressively varied in style and content, Jarrar’s collection is recommended for a wide range of readers.” “ brave, bright, tell-it-like-it-is collection. When Jarrar’s sense of humor tangles with her character’s feelings of estrangement, the results are often charming and funny." In 2010, the Hay Festival and Beirut UNESCO’s world capital of the book named Jarrar one of the most gifted writers of Arab origin under the age of 40. She’s received fellowships and residencies from the Lannan Foundation at Marfa, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Hedgebrook, Caravansarai, and Eastern Frontier. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Utne Reader,, Guernica, The Rumpus, The Oxford American, Ploughshares, Five Chapters, and other venues. Her novel A Map of Home, was published in six languages and won a Hopwood Award, an Arab-American Book Award, and was named one of the best novels of 2008 by the Barnes & Noble Review. She grew up in Kuwait and Egypt, and moved to the U.S. Randa Jarrar is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, essayist, and translator.
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