![]() ![]() Bhabha states what is theoretically innovative, and. Written in a lush, lyrical style reminiscent of The God of Small Things, infused with the flavors and scents of Middle Eastern food, and spiced with history and fable, Crescent is a sensuous love story and a gripping tale of risk and commitment. Dianas novel the Crescent examines the mentions of cross-culturalism and the being in the in between. Falling in love brings Sirene's whole heart to a boil - stirring up memories of her parents and questions about her identity as an Arab American. She works as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant, her passions aroused only by the preparation of food - until an unbearably handsome Arabic literature professor starts dropping by for a little home cooking. Thirty-nine-year-old Sirine, never married, lives with a devoted Iraqi-immigrant uncle and an adoring dog named King Babar. Her father was Jordanian 2 with a Palestinian Jerusalemite mother Diana's mother was American, descended from Irish and German roots. 1 Early life and education Abu-Jaber was born in Syracuse, New York. Praised by critics from The New Yorker to USA Today for her first novel, Arabian Jazz ("an oracular tale that unfurls like gossamer"), Diana Abu-Jaber weaves with spellbinding magic a multidimensional love story set in the Arab-American community of Los Angeles. Diana Abu-Jaber ( Arabic: ) is an American author and a professor at Portland State University. An Arab-American novel as delicious as Like Water for Chocolate. ![]()
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