Nayeri says the thing that really struck him about America when he first arrived was - potato chips. And these indignities at school are actually some of the lighter moments in a memoir that explores what it feels like to part ways with your home country, and with your father. The protagonist - called Daniel - is Iranian refugee who lives with his mother and sister, and because he's the only Persian student his classmates know, he's the butt of jokes, the target of bullies, and he concocts layers of strategies to escape their abuse. This is a novel, yes, but it's also the story of Nayeri's childhood in Oklahoma. My mom says it's true, but only because everyone has sinned and needs God to save them. Miller's class think, but I'm the only Persian they've ever met, so I don't know where they got that idea.
0 kommentar(er)
