信じやすいラジャとその母の本当の本当の物語
About this book
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD“Alameddine is a writer with a boundless imagination.”—NPRFrom the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the unbreakable attachment of a son and his motherIn a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and “the neighborhood homosexual,” Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her son’s desire for privacy as a personal affront. She demands to know every detail of Raja’s work life and love life, boundaries be damned.When Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldn’t be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja longing for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to forget.Told in Raja’s irresistible and wickedly funny voice, the novel dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities—a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) is a wildly unique and sparkling celebration of love.
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The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)を読むのにどれくらいかかりますか？
約≈ 6 h 13 m — 336ページ、1ページ約250語・毎分225語として。
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)は何ページですか？
最も読まれている版で336ページ。
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)のジャンルは？
Fictionの書棚にあります。
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)はパブリックドメインですか？
いいえ — まだ著作権保護中です。
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)の著者は誰ですか？
Rabih Alameddine（1959–0）。