Carryout / Hasan Dudar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dudar, Hasan, 1989- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabs--United States--Fiction.

Arabs.

Arab Americans--Fiction.

Arab Americans.

Toledo (Ohio)--Fiction.

Toledo (Ohio).

Genre:

Linked stories.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

210 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2026.

Summary:

"In the late 1970s, Ziad, a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, marries Salma, a Lebanese escaping the war in Beirut, and the couple resolves to start over for the very last time in Toledo, Ohio. The Idilbis' carryout sits across from the General Motors factory on Alexis Road, a wide, seedy thoroughfare, on Ohio's northern border with Michigan. The Idilbis themselves are on life's outskirts. Whether it's bigotry (pre- and post-9/11), financial ruin, or ultimately, terminal illness, the Idilbis always seem one day away from catastrophe. Achingly poignant and slyly funny, the linked stories in CARRYOUT follow Walid Idilbi, the youngest child of Ziad and Salma, as he navigates the heartbreaks of youth as well as the many colorful characters from Toledo's Arab community that haunt his parents' corner store. As he grows up into a writer, Walid's gaze fixes on his father and the long shadow of displacement and occupation in Ziad's life. Mustafa, the eldest son, meanwhile is forever trying to outrun the messes that seem to seek him out, while Nawal, the only daughter, loses a friend and plants an unorthodox idea to get her back. Unsure at times whether to run towards each other or away from each other, the characters in Dudar's exquisite debut suffer the absurdities and indignities of life in America with wry obstinance and striking wisdom"-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version Dudar, Hasan, 1989- Carryout

ISBN:

9781685970611

1685970613

OCLC:

1536366678