Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story) Contributor(s): Nayeri, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432888722 ISBN-13: 9781432888725 Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2021012767 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.40 lbs) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A National Indie Bestseller An NPR Best Book of the Year A New York Times Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Booklist Editors' Choice A BookPage Best Book of the Year A NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year A Today.com Best of the Year PRAISE A modern masterpiece.--The New York Times Book Review Supple, sparkling and original. --The Wall Street Journal Mesmerizing.--TODAY.com This book could change the world.--BookPage Like nothing else you've read or ever will read.--Linda Sue Park It hooks you right from the opening line.--NPR SEVEN STARRED REVIEWS ★ A modern epic.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ A rare treasure of a book. --Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ A story that soars. --The Bulletin, starred review ★ At once beautiful and painful.--School Library Journal, starred review ★ Raises the literary bar in children's lit. --Booklist, starred review ★ Poignant and powerful. --Foreword Reviews, starred review ★ One of the most extraordinary books of the year. --BookPage, starred review A sprawling, evocative, and groundbreaking autobiographical novel told in the unforgettable and hilarious voice of a young Iranian refugee. It is a powerfully layered novel that poses the questions: Who owns the truth? Who speaks it? Who believes it? A patchwork story is the shame of the refugee, Nayeri writes early in the novel. In an Oklahoman middle school, Khosrou (whom everyone calls Daniel) stands in front of a skeptical audience of classmates, telling the tales of his family's history, stretching back years, decades, and centuries. At the core is Daniel's story of how they became refugees--starting with his mother's vocal embrace of Christianity in a country that made such a thing a capital offense, and continuing through their midnight flight from the secret police, bribing their way onto a plane-to-anywhere. Anywhere becomes the sad, cement refugee camps of Italy, and then finally asylum in the U.S. Implementing a distinct literary style and challenging western narrative structures, Nayeri deftly weaves through stories of the long and beautiful history of his family in Iran, adding a richness of ancient tales and Persian folklore. Like Scheherazade of One Thousand and One Nights in a hostile classroom, Daniel spins a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE (a true story) is a tale of heartbreak and resilience and urges readers to speak their truth and be heard. |