Crescent
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
Format
Books
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 25 cm.
Status
Plaistow Public Library
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FIC ABU
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Description
An Arab-American novel as delicious as Like Water for Chocolate.
Praised by critics from The New Yorker to USA Today for her first novel, Arabian Jazz ("an oracular tale that unfurls like gossamer"), Diana Abu-Jaber weaves with spellbinding magic a multidimensional love story set in the Arab-American community of Los Angeles.
Thirty-nine-year-old Sirine, never married, lives with a devoted Iraqi-immigrant uncle and an adoring dog named King Babar. She works as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant, her passions aroused only by the preparation of food—until an unbearably handsome Arabic literature professor starts dropping by for a little home cooking. Falling in love brings Sirene's whole heart to a boil—stirring up memories of her parents and questions about her identity as an Arab American.
Written in a lush, lyrical style reminiscent of The God of Small Things, infused with the flavors and scents of Middle Eastern food, and spiced with history and fable, Crescent is a sensuous love story and a gripping tale of risk and commitment.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Abu-Jaber, D. (2003). Crescent . W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abu-Jaber, Diana. 2003. Crescent. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abu-Jaber, Diana. Crescent W.W. Norton, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Abu-Jaber, Diana. Crescent W.W. Norton, 2003.
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