Lifted by the great nothing a novel

"At the center of this offbeat, big-hearted, and often dark world are a [Lebanese-American] son and his father trying to live normal lives by desperately keeping buried anything that identifies them as 'other.' With its poignant relationships, surprising love stories, and unsettling m...

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Main Author: Dimechkie, Karim (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.
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Summary: "At the center of this offbeat, big-hearted, and often dark world are a [Lebanese-American] son and his father trying to live normal lives by desperately keeping buried anything that identifies them as 'other.' With its poignant relationships, surprising love stories, and unsettling misadventures, [this book] is a ... portrait of a young man coming to terms with his country's--and his own--violent past"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 295 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN: 9781632860583 (hbk.)
1632860589 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Karim Dimechkie was a Michener Fellow. Before that he taught English in Paris. This is his first book. He lives in New York City.