{"product_id":"the-true-true-story-of-raja-the-gullible-and-his-mother-winner-of-the-national-book-award","title":"The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother): Winner of the National Book Award","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the inimitable Rabih Alameddine - National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award - comes a tragicomic saga set in Lebanon, a modern story of family, memory, and the unbreakable (and insane) attachment of a son and his mother.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and 'the neighborhood homosexual,' Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her son's privacy as a personal affront. She craves nothing more than to know the ins and outs of Raja's work life and love life, boundaries be damned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldn't be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja itching for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to leave behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Raja's irresistible voice, \u003ci\u003eThe True, True Story of Raja the Gullible \u003c\/i\u003edances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, it's a wild and sparkling celebration of love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003ctable\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9781472160522 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Alameddine, Rabih \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Little, Brown Book Group  \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : September 02, 2025 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Corsair \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n    DIMENSION : 228 mm x 152 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 412 g \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Fiction-Related-items\"\u003eFiction \u0026amp; Related items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alameddine, Rabih","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49600443515157,"sku":"9781472160522","price":238.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/The_True_True_Story_of_Raja_the_Gullible_and_His_Mother_Winner_of_the_National_Book_Award_9781472160522.jpg?v=1765257994","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/the-true-true-story-of-raja-the-gullible-and-his-mother-winner-of-the-national-book-award","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}