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- ISBN
- 9781250250285
- Book Title
- Parking Lot Attendant : a Novel
- Publisher
- Picador
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Family Life, Literary
- Item Weight
- 7.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250250285
ISBN-13
9781250250285
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038468191
Product Key Features
Book Title
Parking Lot Attendant : a Novel
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Family Life, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.2 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.4 in
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Trade
Synopsis
The story begins on a not-quite utopian island commune where the narrator and her father are the two newest and least liked members. After immersing us in life on the island, our young heroine takes us back to her previous life in Boston, where she and her father belonged to a wide Ethiopian network, but kept to themselves, as her father preferred. Until the intoxicating arrival of Ayale the parking lot attendant. The unofficial king of Boston's Ethiopian community, Ayale is a born hustler, and his charm soon holds our narrator in thrall. But by the time the scope of all Ayale's projects reveals itself, our narrator has unwittingly become complicit in something bigger and darker than she ever imagined. A haunting story of fatherhood, national identity, and what it means to be an immigrant in America today, The Parking Lot Attendant explores how who we love, the choices we make, and the places we're from combine to make us who we are., Named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Center For Fiction First Novel Prize Named a Booklist Best Book of the Year A mesmerizing, indelible coming-of-age story about a girl in Boston's tightly-knit Ethiopian community who falls under the spell of a charismatic hustler out to change the world A haunting story of fatherhood, national identity, and what it means to be an immigrant in America today, Nafkote Tamirat's The Parking Lot Attendant explores how who we love, the choices we make, and the places we're from combine to make us who we are. The story begins on an undisclosed island where the unnamed narrator and her father are the two newest and least liked members of a commune that has taken up residence there. Though the commune was built on utopian principles, it quickly becomes clear that life here is not as harmonious as the founders intended. After immersing us in life on the island, our young heroine takes us back to Boston to recount the events that brought her here. Though she and her father belong to a wide Ethiopian network in the city, they mostly keep to themselves, which is how her father prefers it. This detached existence only makes Ayale's arrival on the scene more intoxicating. The unofficial king of Boston's Ethiopian community, Ayale is a born hustler--when he turns his attention to the narrator, she feels seen for the first time. Ostensibly a parking lot attendant, Ayale soon proves to have other projects in the works, which the narrator becomes more and more entangled in to her father's growing dismay. By the time the scope of Ayale's schemes--and their repercussions--become apparent, our narrator has unwittingly become complicit in something much bigger and darker than she ever imagined.
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