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A moody thriller from arabamerican abujaber the language of baklava, 2005, etc. Her father is jordanian and her mother is american, and she has lived between america and jordan ever since. Diana abujaber is the author of crescent, arabian jazz, and the language of baklava. Abujaber arabian jazz weaves the story of a love affair between a comely chef and a handsome, haunted near eastern studies professor together with a fanciful tale of a mothers quest to find. Apr 14, 2003 listen to crescent audiobook by diana abujaber.
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Crescent 2003 pen center usa award for literary fiction. Reconfiguring arabness in diana abujabers crescent nouri gana bio every writer is, of course, a reader of her or his predecessors as well, but what i want to underline is that the often surprising dynamics of human history. Uncertain about her own origins, or her sanity, the delicately pretty technician has carved out a spare existence for. Creating identities according to diana abujabers arab american.
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