Stories from the Center of the World Paperback Book 9780872869073

One of The Millions Most Anticipated Books ampamp a Powells Bookstore Staff Favorite of the YearShort stories from 25 emerging and established writers of Middle Eastern and North African origins a unique collection of voices and viewpoints that illuminate life in the global ArabMuslim worldamp34Provocative and subtle nuanced and surprising these stories demonstrate how this complicated and rich region might best be approachedthrough the power of literatureamp34amp8212Viet Thanh Nguyen author of The CommittedStories from the Center of the World gathers new writing from the greater Middle East or SWANA a vast region that stretches from Southwest Asia through the Middle East and Turkey and across Northern Africa The 25 authors included here come from a wide range of cultures and countries including Palestine Syria Pakistan Iran Lebanon Egypt and Morocco to name someIn quotAsha and Haajiquot Hanif Kureishi takes up the cause of outsiders who become uprooted when war or disaster strikes and they flee for safe haven In Nektaria Anastasiadous amp8220The Location of the Soul According to Benyamin Alhadeffamp8221 two students in Istanbul from different classes amp8212 and religions that...