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SUMMARY:The Parisian by Isabella Hammad
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 18% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nA masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella
  Hammad\, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history
  through the journey and romances of one young man\, from his studies in F
 rance during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its bat
 tle for independence.\nMidhat Kamal is the son of a wealthy textile mercha
 nt from Nablus\, a town in Ottoman Palestine. A dreamer\, a romantic\, an 
 aesthete\, in 1914 he leaves to study medicine in France\, and falls in lo
 ve. When Midhat returns to Nablus to find it under British rule\, and the 
 entire region erupting with nationalist fervor\, he must find a way to cop
 e with his conflicting loyalties and the expectations of his community. Th
 e story of Midhat’s life develops alongside the idea of a nation\, as he a
 nd those close to him confront what it means to strive for independence in
  a world that seems on the verge of falling apart.\nAgainst a landscape of
  political change that continues to define the Middle East\, The Parisian 
 explores questions of power and identity\, enduring love\, and the uncanny
  ability of the past to disrupt the present. Lush and immersive\, and deva
 stating in its power\, The Parisian is an elegant\, richly-imagined debut 
 from a dazzling new voice in fiction.
URL:https://www.meetup.com/sf-bestseller-book-club/events/315314184/
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