Towelhead
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2008
Headline Review (Verlag)
978-0-7553-4789-6 (ISBN)
Headline Review (Verlag)
978-0-7553-4789-6 (ISBN)
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Alicia Erian's critically acclaimed debut is now a major film, the directorial debut of Academy Award Winner Alan Ball (American Beauty", Six Feet Under").
Now a major film, a challenging, hugely entertaining story of a young girl's troubled coming-of-age.Jasira, a teenaged Arab-American girl, is sent away by her mother to live with her father, after the mother's boyfriend begins paying her too much attention. But Jasira's father is unable to show her the affection she craves, or to handle her feelings about her rapidly changing body. America is about to go to war in Kuwait, and Jasira becomes ever more isolated at school, and begins to look for love in all the wrong places. Mr Vuoso, a neighbour and army reservist, is quick to take advantage of her vulnerability. Things look very bad for Jasira until a pregnant neighbour, Melina, offers her a lifeline, and in the novel's hilarious, and heartbreaking climax, manages to bring father and daughter, finally, a little closer to one another.
Now a major film, a challenging, hugely entertaining story of a young girl's troubled coming-of-age.Jasira, a teenaged Arab-American girl, is sent away by her mother to live with her father, after the mother's boyfriend begins paying her too much attention. But Jasira's father is unable to show her the affection she craves, or to handle her feelings about her rapidly changing body. America is about to go to war in Kuwait, and Jasira becomes ever more isolated at school, and begins to look for love in all the wrong places. Mr Vuoso, a neighbour and army reservist, is quick to take advantage of her vulnerability. Things look very bad for Jasira until a pregnant neighbour, Melina, offers her a lifeline, and in the novel's hilarious, and heartbreaking climax, manages to bring father and daughter, finally, a little closer to one another.
Alicia Erian was born in the US to Arab American parents. She is the author of the acclaimed collection of stories, The Brutal Language of Love". Towelhead" is her first novel.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | None |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 131 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 260 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7553-4789-7 / 0755347897 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7553-4789-6 / 9780755347896 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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