{"product_id":"arabian-jazz-9780393324228","title":"Arabian Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Diana Abu-Jaber's \"impressive, entertaining\" (\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e) first novel, a small, poor-white community in upstate New York becomes home to the transplanted Jordanian family of Matussem Ramoud: his grown daughters, Jemorah and Melvina; his sister Fatima; and her husband, Zaeed. The widower Matuseem loves American jazz, kitschy lawn ornaments, and, of course, his daughters. Fatima is obsessed with seeing her nieces married--Jemorah is nearly thirty! Supernurse Melvina is firmly committed to her work, but Jemorah is ambivalent about her identity and role. Is she Arab? Is she American? Should she marry and, if so, whom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Oregon Book Award and finalist for the National PEN\/Hemingway Award, \u003cem\u003eArabian Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a joy to read...You will be tempted to read passages out loud. And you should\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e praises Abu-Jaber's \"gift for dialogue...her Arab-American rings musically, and hilariously, true.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbu-Jaber, Diana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDiana Abu-Jaber\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of seven books of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003cem\u003eCrescent\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Baklava\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526988763410,"sku":"9780393324228","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e57e6339-340a-464c-9766-9a068f6e3b15.jpg?v=1731289265","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/arabian-jazz-9780393324228","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}