Everything sad is untrue : (a true story)

Nayeri, Daniel

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Nayeri, Daniel

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9781432888725

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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.

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Produktinformasjon

ISBN/Varenr: 9781432888725
EAN: 978-1-4328-8872-5
Utgivelsesdato: 10.08.2021
Utgivelsesår: 2021
Forlag: Five Star
Innbinding: Innbundet
Serie: Thorndike press large print striving reader collection
Språk: Engelsk
Personer: Nayeri, Daniel
Litteraturtype: Skjønnlitteratur
Form: Romaner
Emne: Flyktninger, Nayeri, Daniel, Iran, USA
Omfang/format: 497 sider
Målgruppe: Barn/ungdom
Alder: 11-13, 13-16
Aldersgrense: 0
Opplag: 0
Utgave: 0
Illustrert: Nei
Sider: 0

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