{"product_id":"dare-the-sea-9780810146440","title":"Dare the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe debut short-story collection in English from acclaimed fiction writer Ali Hosseini. The stories in Dare the Sea explore Iranâs landscape, culture, and the undercurrent of change affecting its people - both in Iran and the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eDare the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e highlight the complexity of Iranian identity, with plots challenging myopic tropes about the Middle East and the American Dream. Deftly employing moments of unexpected humor and joy in dire situations, Hosseini's fiction never leans on convenient trauma or a singular narrative of Iran or Iranians. The depth and breadth of these stories is remarkable.\" —Aram Mrjoian, editor of \u003ci\u003eWe Are All Armenian: Voices from the Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Each of Ali Hosseini’s remarkable stories creates a vivid world that is both familiar and eerily new. They dazzle with deep insights, the characters swept up in dramas that are both intensely personal and yet communal as well. I found myself laughing out loud at the abundant wit, but also caught up in the mystery and sadness that strike at the heart of the human. The stories in \u003ci\u003eDare the Sea \u003c\/i\u003esweep us up—they are a cause for joy and celebration.” —David H. Lynn, editor emeritus of \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE\u003cbr\u003e City of Chaos\u003cbr\u003e There’s a Tale with the Wind\u003cbr\u003e Land of Miracles\u003cbr\u003e Rising Waters\u003cbr\u003e Turning Bread to Stone\u003cbr\u003e Black Mountain Pass\u003cbr\u003e Shireen\u003cbr\u003e Fast Friends\u003cbr\u003e In Those Days\u003cbr\u003e This Lame and Stubborn Mule\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO\u003cbr\u003e Traffic Lights\u003cbr\u003e Chicle Un Cordoba\u003cbr\u003e Koh-i-noor\u003cbr\u003e When the Rain Stops\u003cbr\u003e Smiling Pistachios\u003cbr\u003e Conference of the Birds\u003cbr\u003e Dare the Sea\u003cbr\u003e NowRuz Gifts\u003cbr\u003e Earth Angels\u003cbr\u003e Magic Island\u003cbr\u003e Departures\u003cbr\u003e Day of Solitude \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038273470807,"sku":"9780810146440","price":20.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810146440.jpg?v=1750939729","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dare-the-sea-9780810146440","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}