{"product_id":"9781648211225","title":"American Fever: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eAziz Amna, Dur e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArcade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ASIAN\/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003e WINNER OF THE SOUTH ASIAN BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cb\u003eUSA Today Best books of August\u003cbr\u003e Christian Science Monitor Ten Best Books of August\u003cbr\u003e The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2022\u003cbr\u003e Harper's Bazaar Must-Read Books of August 2022\u003cbr\u003e Debuts of the Season by Vogue India\u003cbr\u003e Bustle Most Anticipated Books of August 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A funny and affecting novel...a wonderful new spin on the coming-of-age story. A smart, charming debut.\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A fascinating mix of immigrant tale, coming-of-age narrative, and cultural exposition...tackling some of the big migration questions of home and identity.\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\"Dur E Aziz Amna has written an extraordinary coming-of-age story showcasing the experiences of a Pakistani Muslim girl coming to America. The novel uses brilliant storytelling to immerse readers and sheds light on the realities of what it is like being a foreigner living in a rural American town and the harsh emotional tension it entails.\"\u003cb\u003e—From the citation for the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003c\/b\u003eThis is a fearless, exacting, essential work, and marks the debut of a thrilling new global voice.\u003cb\u003e”—Peter Ho Davies, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Welsh Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a year-long exchange program in rural Oregon, a Pakistani student, sixteen-year-old Hira, must swap Kashmiri chai for volleyball practice and try to understand why everyone around her seems to dislike Obama.  A skeptically witty narrator, Hira finds herself stuck between worlds. The experience is memorable for reasons both good and bad; a first kiss, new friends, racism, Islamophobia, homesickness. Along the way Hira starts to feel increasingly unwell until she begins coughing up blood, and receives a diagnosis of tuberculosis, pushing her into quarantine and turning her newly established home away from home upside down. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fever\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and laugh-out-loud funny novel about adolescence, family, otherness, religion, the push-and-pull of home. It marks the entrance on the international literary scene of the brilliant fresh voice of Dur e Aziz Amna. ","brand":"Arcade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46492339896575,"sku":"9781648211225","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_99a68272-a016-4e11-9cc7-b17b2d11f3c6.jpg?v=1742418568","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781648211225","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}