{"product_id":"i-will-greet-the-sun-again-paperback","title":"I Will Greet the Sun Again - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKhashayar J. Khabushani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] masterful debut . . . a novel of survival and longing and love, and in many ways a modern portrait of an artist as a young man . . . a book written for \u003ci\u003eus\u003c\/i\u003e, we Iranian Americans whom you don't often hear about.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ePorochista Khakpour, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e(Best Books of the Year)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A triumph . . . a book of astonishing accomplishment and bravery.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eDina Nayeri, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Alex Award from the American Library Association - Finalist for the California Book Award and the Lambda Literary Award \u003cb\u003e- Shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amerie's Book Club Pick - A Phenomenal Book Club Pick \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in the San Fernando Valley with his two brothers, all K wants is to be \"a boy from L.A.,\" all American. But K--the youngest, named after a Persian king--knows there's something different about himself. Like the way he feels about his closest friend, Johnny, a longing that he can't share with anyone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt home, K must navigate another confusing identity: that of the dutiful son of Iranian immigrants struggling to make a life for themselves in the United States. He tries to make his mother proud, live up to her ideal of a son. On Friday nights, K attends prayers at the local mosque with Baba, whose violent affections distort K's understanding of what it means to be a man and how to love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Baba takes the three brothers from their mother back to Iran, K finds himself in an ancestral home he barely knows. Returning to the Valley months later, K must piece together who he is, in a world that now feels as foreign to him as the one he left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning, tender novel of identity and belonging, \u003ci\u003eI Will Greet the Sun Again\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a young man lost in his own family, his own country, and his own skin. Staring down the brutality of being a queer kid and a Muslim in America, Khashayar J. Khabushani transforms personal and national pain into an unforgettable and beautifully rendered exploration of youth, love, family--and the stories that make us who we are.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhashayar J. Khabushani \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Van Nuys, California, in 1992. During his childhood he spent time in Iran before returning to Los Angeles. He studied philosophy at California State University, Northridge, and prior to completing his MFA at Columbia University he worked as a middle school teacher. This is his first novel.\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 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457645691058,"sku":"9780593243329","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0c536c003734f819febef2177701353c.webp?v=1778883224","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/i-will-greet-the-sun-again-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}