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7568046The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-true-true-story-of-raja-the-gullible--and-his-mother--9781472160539/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7190849/image.jpg?v=638924914879270000444542MXNLittle, Brown Book GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD</strong></p><p><strong>From the inimitable Rabih Alameddine - National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award - comes a tragicomic saga set in Lebanon, a modern story of family, memory, and the unbreakable (and insane) attachment of a son and his mother.</strong></p><p>In a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and the neighborhood homosexual, Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her sons privacy as a personal affront. She craves nothing more than to know the ins and outs of Rajas work life and love life, boundaries be damned.</p><p>When Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldnt be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja itching for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to leave behind.</p><p>Wickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Rajas irresistible voice, <em>The True, True Story of Raja the Gullible</em> dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, its a wild and sparkling celebration of love.</p>...7182324The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)444542https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-true-true-story-of-raja-the-gullible--and-his-mother--9781472160539/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7190849/image.jpg?v=638924914879270000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259781472160539_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_<p><strong>From National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the unbreakable attachment of a son and his mother</strong></p><p>In a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and the neighborhood homosexual, Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her sons desire for privacy as a personal affront. She demands to know every detail of Rajas work life and love life, boundaries be damned.</p><p>When Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldnt be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja longing for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to forget.</p><p>Told in Rajas irresistible and wickedly funny voice, the novel dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, <em>The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)</em> is a wildly unique and sparkling celebration of love.</p>...(*_*)9781472160539_<p><strong>From National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the unbreakable attachment of a son and his mother.</strong></p><p>In a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and the neighborhood homosexual, Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her sons desire for privacy as a personal affront. She demands to know every detail of Rajas work life and love life, boundaries be damned.</p><p>When Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldnt be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja longing for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to forget.</p><p>Told in Rajas irresistible and wickedly funny voice, the novel dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, <em>The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)</em> is a wildly unique and sparkling celebration of love.</p>...(*_*)9781472160539_<p><strong>From the inimitable Rabih Alameddine - National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award - comes a tragicomic saga set in Lebanon, a modern story of family, memory, and the unbreakable (and insane) attachment of a son and his mother.</strong></p><p>In a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and the neighborhood homosexual, Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her sons privacy as a personal affront. She craves nothing more than to know the ins and outs of Rajas work life and love life, boundaries be damned.</p><p>When Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldnt be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja itching for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to leave behind.</p><p>Wickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Rajas irresistible voice, <em>The True, True Story of Raja the Gullible</em> dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, its a wild and sparkling celebration of love.</p>...(*_*)9781472160539_<p><strong>LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD</strong></p><p><strong>From the inimitable Rabih Alameddine - National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award - comes a tragicomic saga set in Lebanon, a modern story of family, memory, and the unbreakable (and insane) attachment of a son and his mother.</strong></p><p>In a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and the neighborhood homosexual, Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her sons privacy as a personal affront. She craves nothing more than to know the ins and outs of Rajas work life and love life, boundaries be damned.</p><p>When Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldnt be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja itching for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to leave behind.</p><p>Wickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Rajas irresistible voice, <em>The True, True Story of Raja the Gullible</em> dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, its a wild and sparkling celebration of love.</p>...9781472160539_Little, Brown Book Grouplibro_electonico_9781472160539_9781472160539Rabih AlameddineInglésMéxico2025-09-02T00:00:00+00:002025-09-02T00:00:00+00:00Little, Brown Book Group