However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. I wanted to be on her side because her parents were so pathetic. Buy towelhead by alicia erian from amazons fiction books store. This marvelous book further confirms erian as a writer to admire.
Alicia erians first novel is raw, sexually frank and pulls no punches. I ended the novel with much the same reactions but for very different reasons. Living in a neat model home in charming gates, just outside of houston, jasira struggles with her fathers rigid lifestyle and the racism of. A novel by erian, alicia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Towelhead, narrated by yearold jasira, is set in 1991 against the backdrop of the first gulf war. This video was done slightly awkwardly as my sister was in the house, so excuse my awkward phrasings and ramblings. Feb 22, 2012 i began towelhead with a gasp and a shudder. Hennes debutbok, novellsamlingen karlekens brutala sprak, utkom pa modernista 2004. The novel is about a thirteenyearold girl coming of age. A disturbing read of emotional blackmail and sexual abuse with once innocent jasira as an emotional pawn in a game of bickering and petty jealousies between her father and mother. A remote disciplinarian prone to explosive rages, jasiras father is unable to show his daughter the love she craves and far less able to handle her feelings. Alicia erian is the first holder of the newhouse visiting professorship of creative writing at wellesley college. Mar 25, 2011 readers love dialog and erian offers plenty of it.
When jasiras mother finds out what has been going on between her boyfriend and. But thats exactly what jasira, the yearold arabamerica. Jasira, a teenaged arabamerican girl, is sent away by her mother to live with her father, after the mothers boyfriend begins paying her too much attention. Pick up towelhead at your local bookstore or library.
When i read alicia erians remarkable first novel, towelhead, i thought of the romanticized image from the film american beauty. Alicia erian bor i brooklyn, new york, och skriver i zoetrope och nerve. It is not easy to read any book about child abuse, and towelhead is a particularly difficult example, since it graphically deals with yearold. An insight into how the cruelty of humans manifests itself in such terrible ways. Saddam hussein has just invaded kuwait, and jasiras mother has bought her daughter a oneway ticket to texas to live with her strict lebanese father. Download the book alicia erian towelhead for free in a convenient format epub, pdf, fb2, mobi. Jasira lives with her mother, until the day her mother decides that her boyfriend is paying far. Alicia erian is the author of a novel, towelhead, and a collection of stories, the brutal language of love. And the book is realistic, because as tragic as jasirass situation is, there are funny scenes involving the everyday incidents of a kids life. Towelhead by erian, alicia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Alicia erian is the first holder of the newhouse visiting professorship of creative. Painfully funny, tender, and sexually charged, towelhead is a gloriously readable novel unafraid.
Alicia erian s 2005 novel, towelhead is a coming of age story about a thirteenyearold girl named jasira, who is sent from her euroamerican mothers home in syracuse, new york to live with her lebanese father in houston, texas. Here are some of the ways that alicia erian s first novel chases attention. Towelhead by alicia erian headline publishing group, home of. A lolita, dropped in houston, learns lessons of others. The story is told in the first person by a thirteen year old girl named jasira. Ms erian did a terrific job talking about a painful, uncomfortable subject. Towelhead has been optioned by american beauty writer alan ball. Darin strauss, author of chang and eng and the real mccoy in towelhead alicia erian. Its sexy, disturbing, joyful and deep, and maybe just a little too real for comfort.
When she writes, the sentence rhythms and vocabulary are those of a young girl. It takes its title, towelhead, from a flagrant antiarab. Alicia erians incandescent debut novel, towelhead, will ring true for readers who remember the rarely poetic tran. The sickedte may not reedcocess uteria no towelhead for 2 ting purposes, 6splo hot towera. Towelhead is a novel written by alicia erian and first published april 6, 2005. A novel 9780743244947 by erian, alicia and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Where this book is headed is indicated from the start. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Her mother, an american irish catholic and her father, a lebanese christian, met in college and wed soon after. This isnt just a book, proclaimed fight club author chuck palahniuk about alicia erian s story.
A novel 9781416589303 by erian, alicia and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Painfully funny, tender, and sexually charged, towelhead is that rare thing. Alicia erians debut novel unfolds the story of an arabamerican girl navigating an unfamiliar suburban and cultural terrain with no emotional support or direction. The bestsellers may be checked out, but this one probably wont be. The story of a girl failed by her parents and by a conflicted america, towelhead is an ultimately redemptive and moving work that none of us can afford to ignore.
Jun 12, 2005 towelhead is a tale of burgeoning adolescence, narrated by thirteen yearold jasira maroun, the product of an intercultural marriage. Funny, disturbing, completely compelling, towelhead was picked as a new york times notable book of 2005. Its in paperback and is a new york times notable book. Best sellers prime new releases fashion customer service todays deals kindle books books. Thirteenyearold jasira wants what every girl wants. Overall, this is a wonderful book that i suggest reading if you havent already. And if she cant get that from her parents, then why not from her mothers boyfriend, or her fathers musclebound neighbor, mr. It is a tale simply told, in straightforward language, about ageold truths that are anything but simple.
A painfully funny, shocking, tender and redemptive novel about a girl failed by her parents, and trying to find the love she needs. Jag blir inte deprimerad, bara mer och mer fascinerad av det alltmer obehagliga, masterligt iscensatta kammarspelet. When jasiras mother finds out what has been going on between her boyfriend and her thirteenyearold daughter, she has to make a choice and chooses to send jasira off to houston texas, to live with her father. A novel 9780743285124 by erian, alicia and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Alicia erian is one of the finest young writers to come along in a decade fierce, smart, funny, and wise. The novel has been adapted into a film written and directed by alan ball, starring summer bishil, aaron eckhart. A novel by alicia erian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Towelhead by alicia erian meet your next favorite book. Apr 10, 2005 a handful of pages into alicia erian s first novel, towelhead, we learn that the narrator, jasira, has been ejected from her mothers house in syracuse, n. Alicia erian s book begins like falling into a freezing pondyou keep on trying to warm up but you cant get comfortable. Alicia erian is the author of a short story collection, the brutal language of love. Bill roorbach, author of big bend and the smallest color. A handful of pages into alicia erians first novel, towelhead, we learn that the narrator, jasira, has been ejected from her mothers house in. Growing up is hard enough without the added conflicts of different cultures and warring parents.
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