{"product_id":"the-true-true-story-of-raja-the-gullible-and-his-mother","title":"The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472160522\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 'neighbourhood homosexual,' Raja relishes books, mediative 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Raja's irresistible voice, \u003ci\u003eThe True, True Story of Raja the Gullible\u003c\/i\u003e dances 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.","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41525174009989,"sku":"PR395522","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNWYHJH2LLX8.jpg?v=1771592926","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/the-true-true-story-of-raja-the-gullible-and-his-mother","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}