The dialogues in this novel are nothing short of brilliant. It’s hard to believe that someone from the 19th century could be so witty, playful, and feel so modern.
Tag: novel
I spent an entire month reading her, which felt like being inside her head and it’s not a bad place to be. It was a much more familiar place than I had anticipated.
Hala Alyan is a Palestinian-American author who has a loud voice in the diaspora. She is an accomplished speaker and advocate. She has given talks and readings, sharing her insights on the craft of writing, the immigrant experience, and the power of storytelling as a means of fostering empathy.
Living under the dictatorship regime and how it infiltrates intimacies
in our life is the subject he is very curious and often writes about
it.