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218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"Randa Jarrar is a fearless voice of dissent who has been called 'politically incorrect' ... As an American raised for a time in Egypt, and finding herself captivated by the story of a celebrated Egyptian belly dancer's journey across the United States in the 1940s, she sets off from her home in California to her parents' in Connecticut. Coloring this road trip are journeys abroad and recollections of a life lived with daring. Reclaiming her autonomy after a life of survival-abuse as a child, and later, as a wife; threats and doxxing after her viral tweet about Barbara Bush-Jarrar offers a bold look at domestic violence, single motherhood, and sexuality through the lens of the punished-yet-triumphant body. On the way, she schools a rest-stop racist, destroys Confederate flags in the desert, and visits the Chicago neighborhood where her immigrant parents first lived."--book jacket. |
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Jarrar, Randa.
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Jarrar, Randa -- Travel -- United States.
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Jarrar, Randa -- Family.
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Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Palestinian Arabs -- United States.
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Women, Palestinian Arab -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781948226585 (hardcover) |
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1948226588 (hardcover) |
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