Screen LibraryI will greet the sun again : a novel /
"The youngest of three brothers, K just wants to be an all-American boy-shooting hoops with his buddies and riding his Huffy around the San Fernando Valley. But K understands there's something different about himself, a longing that draws him closer to his friends while making him feel mor...
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Hogarth,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2023] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"The youngest of three brothers, K just wants to be an all-American boy-shooting hoops with his buddies and riding his Huffy around the San Fernando Valley. But K understands there's something different about himself, a longing that draws him closer to his friends while making him feel more and more alienated. At home, K must navigate another confusing identity: that of the faithful son of Iranian immigrants struggling to survive in the United States. To make his mother proud, he tries to do well in school and help around the apartment, but he worries he is disappointing her. On Friday nights K dutifully attends prayers at the Mosque with his remote and unknowable Baba, whose love and violence will distort K's understanding of what it means to be a man"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 222 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780593243305 0593243307 |
| Index Number: | PS3611 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/K451-4 |