Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

The Walking: A Novel - 9781608194377, Laleh Khadivi, paperback, new - Picture 1 of 1

Walking : A Novel by Laleh Khadivi (2014, Trade Paperback)

gulfcoastllc (233354)

99.4% positive feedback

Price:

$12.78

Free shipping

Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 11

Returns:

30 days returns. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

Brand New

Author: Khadivi, Laleh. The Walking: A Novel. Condition: New. Gulf Coast Books presents. Qty Available: 1.

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-10160819437X

ISBN-139781608194377

eBay Product ID (ePID)26038388956

Product Key Features

Book TitleWalking : a Novel

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Literary, Historical

Publication Year2014

GenreFiction

AuthorLaleh Khadivi

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal813/.6

SynopsisSaladin Khourdi has always known he will leave Iran. He spends his days in the cinema, dreaming of Hollywood stars in swimming pools. For his older brother, Ali, Iran is their home, their history. But both will have to leave, when the 1979 revolution leads to a killing in their mountain village. For both, there is a question of how far they will go, weighing the danger of return against the danger of continuing. Laleh Khadivi's novel moves fluidly through time, and from the Khourdi brothers to the broader chorus of the Iranian diaspora, to create a stunning sense of a people caught between the ancient and the modern, tossed by political currents. In the story of Saladin and Ali, she explores the tension in all immigrants, the attachment to the place they must leave, and the dreams in the places they land. It is, at last, Saladin alone who touches down in Los Angeles. He is hungry, and homeless, but he is not invisible-the city is unexpectedly heated with hate as the hostage crisis unfolds back in Iran. Los Angeles means avoiding confrontation while searching for work, counting coins and collecting sand in his shoes. But as Saladin slowly makes connections in this new place, he must determine whether home can be made anew., Set during the tumult of the Iranian Revolution, a gripping story of exodus and of finding a new home halfway around the world, in the dream land of Los Angeles.

LC Classification NumberPS3611.H315