{"product_id":"im-in-seattle-where-are-mortada-gzar-9781542016582","title":"I'm in Seattle, Where Are You?: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the PEN Translation Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning Iraqi writer creates a new world for himself in Seattle in search of lost love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the US occupation of Iraq rages, novelist Mortada Gzar, a student at the University of Baghdad, has a chance encounter with Morise, an African American soldier. It's love at first sight, a threat to them both, and a moment of self-discovery. Challenged by society's rejection and Morise's return to the US, Mortada takes to the page to understand himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his deeply affecting memoir, Mortada interweaves tales of his childhood work as a scrap-metal collector in a war zone and the indignities faced by openly gay artists in Iraq with his impossible love story and journey to the US. Marginalized by his own society, he is surprised to discover the racism he finds in a new one. At its heart, \u003ci\u003eI'm in Seattle, Where Are You?\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving tale of love and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mortada Gzar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542016584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542016582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Mortada Gzar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043025907967,"sku":"9781542016582","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e9b65c1-4f85-43a2-8a65-622c5729c7a6.jpg?v=1684964855","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/im-in-seattle-where-are-mortada-gzar-9781542016582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}