Queer. Muslim. Arab American. A proudly Fat woman. Randa Jarrar is all these things. In this provocative memoir she explores how to claim joy in an unravelling and hostile world.
Randa Jarrar Book order
January 1, 1978
Randa Jarrar is a writer whose works explore the intricate questions of identity and home. Her writing is characterized by a keen insight into the human psyche, often delving into themes of cultural collision and the search for belonging. Through her narratives, Jarrar crafts vivid and memorable characters that reflect the diversity of human experiences. Her literary voice is distinctive, and her contributions enrich the contemporary literary landscape.
- 2021
- 2009
A Map of Home
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Nidali, the rebellious daughter of an Egyptian-Greek mother and a Palestinian father, narrates her story from her childhood in Kuwait, her early teenage years in Egypt (to where she and her family fled the 1990 Iraqi invasion), to her family's last flight to Texas.