{"product_id":"chicago-paperback-6","title":"Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlaa Al Aswany\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Alaa Al Aswany, the author of the highly-acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Yacoubian Building, \u003c\/em\u003e comes a story of love, sex, friendship, hatred, and ambition set in the midwestern city with a cast of American and Arab characters achingly human in their desires and needs. \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e offers an illuminating portrait of America--a complex, often contradictory land in which triumph and failure, opportunity and oppression, licentiousness and tender love, small dramas and big dreams, coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEgyptian and American lives collide on a college campus in post-9\/11 Chicago, and crises of identity abound in the extraordinary second novel from the highly acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Yacoubian Building\u003c\/em\u003e. This is a story of love, sex, friendship, hatred, and ambition, pulsating and alive with a rich and unforgettable cast of American and Arab characters who are achingly human in their desires and needs. Beautifully rendered, this is an illuminating portrait of America, a complex, often contradictory land in which triumph and failure, opportunity and oppression, small dramas and big dreams coexist. \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerfully engrossing novel of culture and individuality from one of the most original voices in contemporary world literature. \u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEgyptian and American lives collide on a college campus in post-9\/11 Chicago, and crises of identity abound in the extraordinary second novel from the highly acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Yacoubian Building\u003c\/em\u003e. This is a story of love, sex, friendship, hatred, and ambition, pulsating and alive with a rich and unforgettable cast of American and Arab characters who are achingly human in their desires and needs. Beautifully rendered, this is an illuminating portrait of America, a complex, often contradictory land in which triumph and failure, opportunity and oppression, small dramas and big dreams coexist. \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerfully engrossing novel of culture and individuality from one of the most original voices in contemporary world literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47259146223865,"sku":"9780061452581","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/mI9aP4SCNl9780061452581.webp?v=1768765162","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/chicago-paperback-6","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}