Description: A profound, bittersweet portrait of a Gazan immigrant's heroic efforts to heal his community and birth love from tragedy.
Brief description: Naeem Murr is the author of three novels, including The Boy (a New York Times Notable Book) and The Perfect Man (longlisted for the Man Booker Prize). A former Stegner Fellow at Stanford, he's been awarded a regional Commonwealth Writers Prize, a PEN Beyond Margins Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in Chicago.
Review Quotes: The much-lauded Murr's latest work is laden with cultural touchstones--sexuality, gender identity, immigration, and economic inequities... An edgy portrait of self-sacrifice and irreconcilable allegiances.--Carol Haggas "Booklist"