Book Review

A Map of Home (2008)

Randa Jarrar
Reviewed by | Oct 01, 2008
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Sep 02, 2008; Writer: Randa Jarrar; Genre: Fiction; Publisher: Other Press

In A Map of Home, a bright young girl
 of Egyptian, Greek, and Palestinian heritage flees Kuwait when Iraq invades in 1990. With her big brain, big wit, and big personality, Nidali has a tough time conforming to her father's rigid 
standards. Home has all the bite of Towelhead, but debut novelist Randa Jarrar invites cultural discussion with a lighter tone. Some parts — like Nidali's grandmother's fable about flatulence — will leave you laughing out loud. A–

Originally posted Oct 03, 2008 Published in issue #1015 Oct 10, 2008 Order article reprints

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