EAN: 9781408876008

A GOOD COUNTRY - LALEH KHADIVI KARTONIERT (TB)

The powerful  moving story of a California teenager from an immigrant family who  finding
himself in an increasingly hostile world  is turned from a carefree surfer's life towards a
culture of fear and fanaticism Laguna Beach  California  2010. Alireza Courdee  a
fourteen-year-old  straight-A student  takes his first hit of pot. In that moment  he is
transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He
loses his virginity  starts surfing  cuts classes and lies to his father. For the first time 
Reza - now Rez - feels like an all-American teen. Then a terror incident shocks the nation. As
fears escalate  his newfound friends withdraw and Rez becomes increasingly isolated  an object
of suspicion because of his name and skin colour. Now he can only relate to Arash  a fellow
Muslim student  and beautiful Fatima  who starts wearing a hijab and going to the local mosque.
Little by little  Reza is drawn into a troubling new world. Delicately capturing a young man's
alienation and search for identity  A Good Country is an unforgettable modern coming-of-age
story. It is also a powerful portrait of the ways in which international events reverberate
across the globe  damaging distant lives. Insightful  nuanced and emotionally forceful  it is
an important book for our times.

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