{"product_id":"american-fever-9781648211225","title":"American Fever","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ASIAN\/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003e WINNER OF THE SOUTH ASIAN BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eUSA Today Best books of August\u003cbr\u003e Christian Science Monitor Ten Best Books of August\u003cbr\u003e The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2022\u003cbr\u003e Harper's Bazaar Must-Read Books of August 2022\u003cbr\u003e Debuts of the Season by Vogue India\u003cbr\u003e Bustle Most Anticipated Books of August 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A funny and affecting novel...a wonderful new spin on the coming-of-age story. A smart, charming debut.\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascinating mix of immigrant tale, coming-of-age narrative, and cultural exposition...tackling some of the big migration questions of home and identity.\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e)\"Dur E Aziz Amna has written an extraordinary coming-of-age story showcasing the experiences of a Pakistani Muslim girl coming to America. The novel uses brilliant storytelling to immerse readers and sheds light on the realities of what it is like being a foreigner living in a rural American town and the harsh emotional tension it entails.\"\u003cb\u003e--From the citation for the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a fearless, exacting, essential work, and marks the debut of a thrilling new global voice.\u003cb\u003e\"--Peter Ho Davies, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Welsh Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a year-long exchange program in rural Oregon, a Pakistani student, sixteen-year-old Hira, must swap Kashmiri chai for volleyball practice and try to understand why everyone around her seems to dislike Obama. A skeptically witty narrator, Hira finds herself stuck between worlds. The experience is memorable for reasons both good and bad; a first kiss, new friends, racism, Islamophobia, homesickness. Along the way Hira starts to feel increasingly unwell until she begins coughing up blood, and receives a diagnosis of tuberculosis, pushing her into quarantine and turning her newly established home away from home upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fever\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and laugh-out-loud funny novel about adolescence, family, otherness, religion, the push-and-pull of home. It marks the entrance on the international literary scene of the brilliant fresh voice of Dur e Aziz Amna.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648211225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Dur E. Aziz Amna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000511062197,"sku":"9781648211225","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a455a465-c097-4b76-898a-377de1bcaa74.jpg?v=1736265060","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-fever-9781648211225","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}