{"product_id":"dearborn-isbn-9781959030294","title":"Dearborn","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Khayrallah Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the 2024 CLMP Firecracker Award for Debut Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of September • Named a Best Book of the Year at Electric Lit, Chicago Public Library, Powell’s, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sly, straight-faced, tenderly wicked. . . . A classic American short story collection.”―Michael Chabon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sharp, tender, and uproariously funny portrait of the lives of Arab American community members in Dearborn, Michigan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and complexities of the Arab American community in Dearborn, Michigan. In ten tragicomic stories, Zeineddine explores themes of identity, generational conflicts, war trauma, migration, sexuality, queerness, home and belonging, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDearborn\u003c\/i\u003e, a father teaches his son how to cheat the IRS and hide their cash earnings inside of frozen chickens. Tensions heighten within a close-knit group of couples when a mysterious man begins to frequent the local gym pool, dressed in Speedos printed with nostalgic images of Lebanon. And a failed stage actor attempts to drive a young Lebanese man with ambitions of becoming a Hollywood action hero to LA, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have other plans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy turns wildly funny, incisive, and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eDearborn\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to an arresting new voice in contemporary fiction and invites us all to consider what it means to be part of a place and community, and how it is that we help one another survive.\"Funny and sincere. . . . connected by history, by ambition, by a myth of a nation that never manifests but is reborn again and again in the immigrant gaze.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Both witty and thoughtful, Zeineddine’s tragicomic stories about Arab American characters in Dearborn, Mich., explore themes of immigration, prejudice, sexuality, belonging and more.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh, exciting, and as American as it gets.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, A Best Book of Fall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Builds surprising, tender alliances and chooses idiosyncratic paths that exceed easy stereotypes.\"—\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stories of heritage, family, and trauma interconnect within a Michigan Arab American community.\"—\u003cb\u003eAmerican Library Association, A 2024 ALA Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stirring. . . . sharply observed.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stories full of humor and warmth about an Arab American community. Inspiring. . . . Masterfully told. . . . What Zeineddine can do with a simple storyline and a few pages is a thing of wonder. A fantastic collection heralding the voice of a major new writer.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Whether it’s an aspiring actor evading ICE or a cross-dressing butcher, these characters are fully fleshed in their desire, fears, and contradictions. A brilliant work of fiction that will undoubtedly be canon in Arab American literature.\"—\u003cb\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Terrific. . . . funny and tender tales will remain in your memory for a long while.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe Center for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Couched in humorous antics and poignant remembrances, the book deftly covers themes of assimilation and belonging, generational divides, migration, class mobility, masculinity, and queerness.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A supremely accomplished debut.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe National News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A nuanced exploration into all aspects of a community. . . . Reading this collection is an eye-opening experience for those who only encountered these kinds of characters in mainstream American media.\"—\u003cb\u003eDebutiful, a Most Anticipated Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's a testament to the author's skill in hooking the reader with good stories and great characters. This is a standout collection with strong book club appeal that will have readers eagerly awaiting Zeineddine's follow-up.\"—\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library, A Best Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captivating. . . . These stories, written in Zeineddine’s compassionate and droll prose, evoke laughter, tears, and introspection.\"—\u003cb\u003eBOMB Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reads like a Lebanese party: glittering matriarchs, smoking naughty men, great food, arguments, love affairs, loud voices—and, above all, a love of Lebanon. . . . .Zeineddine is a writer to watch.\"—\u003cb\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Examines the immigrant experience, the weight of memory, the myths we create, and the meaning of home, in a voice that’s forthright and refreshing.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A razor sharp look into identity, migration and inherited trauma. . . . these tales are at times hilarious, but also heartening as they explores the complex and colorful lives of a range of characters.\"—\u003cb\u003eShe Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dearborn\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming, insightful collection of 10 stories with a delightful, comic edge, exploring the distinct experiences of Arab Americans who have made a home in the midwestern United States.\" —\u003cb\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zeineddine's eye for unusual, often surreal detail enables him to construct unique narratives. . . . Arab, not, or not really, here are true individuals seeking ways to express their identity against and across resistant geographic and cultural reference points.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Markaz Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny, tender.\"—\u003cb\u003eMichigan Radio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The stories in \u003ci\u003eDearborn\u003c\/i\u003e—by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, astute and absurd—capture such a vital, underspoken aspect of the Arab-American experience, that sense of being not quite from the place you love and not quite loved by the place you’re from. Ghassan Zeineddine has a talent for those very small details of Arab life in a place like \u003ci\u003eDearborn\u003c\/i\u003e—the generational fatalism, the converted garage living room, the unlikely mash-up of cuisines at the neighborhood restaurant. These are wonderful stories from an exciting new name in Arab-American literature.\" —\u003cb\u003eOmar El Akkad, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Strange Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dearborn\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the funniest, truest, and most heartfelt books I have ever read. Zeineddine writes with so much grace and understanding, so much love and compassion, so much mastery that these stories will become part of who you are.\" —\u003cb\u003eMorgan Talty, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Fire Exit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At once urgent and timeless, the stories in \u003ci\u003eDearborn\u003c\/i\u003e are searing and unflinching snapshots of an immigrant community struggling to carve out space for itself, to find home in unfamiliar territory. The unforgettable characters slash through stereotypes as they navigate heart-wrenching and absurd situations, all the while grappling with identity and intergenerational tensions. The world Zeineddine creates is filled with beauty, brutal realities, and humor. I couldn't put it down.\" —\u003cb\u003eZaina Arafat, author of\u003ci\u003e You Exist Too Much\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These stories will stay with you for weeks and years after you’ve finished them, making you again laugh, wonder, and rage. \u003ci\u003eDearborn\u003c\/i\u003e is masterful, gentle, wild, and full of heart.\" —\u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen, author of \u003ci\u003eEveryone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These wild but comical stories are ones you won’t forget in a hurry.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe New Arab\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhassan Zeineddine\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Washington, DC, and raised in the Middle East. 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