{"product_id":"american-fever-paperback","title":"American Fever - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDur E. Aziz Amna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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)\"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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDur e Aziz Amna\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fever\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the SABA Book Award and the APALA Award for Literature. Her work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAljazeera, Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She is a graduate of Yale College and the Helen Zell Writers' Program at the University of Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733979271231,"sku":"9781648211225","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3393da4cb534dfc8d186e93635cc72c4.webp?v=1765138193","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/american-fever-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}