{"product_id":"9781472160546","title":"The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (And His Mother)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eRelentlessly funny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Darkly comic . . . I loved it' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the inimitable Rabih Alameddine - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinner of the National Book Award and the PEN\/Faulkner Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - comes a tragicomic saga set in Lebanon, a modern story of family, memory, and the unbreakable (and insane) attachment of a son and his mother.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and 'the neighborhood homosexual,' Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her son's privacy as a personal affront. She craves nothing more than to know the ins and outs of Raja's work life and love life, boundaries be damned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldn't be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja itching for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Raja's irresistible voice, \u003ci\u003eThe True, True Story of Raja the Gullible \u003c\/i\u003edances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, it's a wild and sparkling celebration of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corsair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57729314750837,"sku":"9781472160546","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781472160546.jpg?v=1793889422","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.info\/products\/9781472160546","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}