The Parisian by Isabella Hammad
Selected by: Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2016 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction
From the publisher: “A masterful debut novel by Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad, The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of one young man, from his studies in France during World War I to his return to Palestine at the dawn of its battle for independence.”
