· Diana Abu-Jabner’s second novel, Crescent, explores the tensions, dynamics, and relationships among the people whose lives circulate around a café in Los Angeles’s Iranian community (often referred to as “Tehrangeles”)/5. Crescent. A Novel, , pages. Synopsis; Reviews; Reading Group Guide; Synopsis. Thirty-nine-year-old Sirine, never married, lives with a devoted Iraqi-immigrant uncle and an adoring dog named . The culinary and sexual pleasures of a spinster in Westwood, L.A. Crescent, Portland author Diana Abu-Jaber’s second novel set within the Arab-American community in Los Angeles, has been compared to Like water for chocolate, the masterpiece of magic realism cum recipe novels. I couldn’t resist and, despite the Mills and Boon style cover, I had to read bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 7 mins.
Diana Abu-Jaber was born in Syracuse, New York to an American mother and a Jordanian father. When she was seven, her family moved to Jordan for two years, and she has lived between the US and Jordan ever since. The struggle to make sense of this sort of hybrid life, or "in-betweenness," permeates Abu-Jaber's fiction. The culinary and sexual pleasures of a spinster in Westwood, L.A. Crescent, Portland author Diana Abu-Jaber's second novel set within the Arab-American community in Los Angeles, has been compared to Like water for chocolate, the masterpiece of magic realism cum recipe novels.I couldn't resist and, despite the Mills and Boon style cover, I had to read it. After years of trying to shepherd her second novel, "Memories of Birth," through an arduous publishing process, Diana Abu-Jaber finally put the project aside and turned her attention to a third novel, "Crescent," which explores themes of exile and the quest for identity as it weaves the story of an Iraqi-American chef in Los Angeles and her romance with an Iraqi immigrant.
Introduction. The Arab American writers have always employed several literary components and literary devices that reflect the true history and traditional values of Arabs living in America. The literary works of Diana Abu-Jaber in her two novels, Crescent and Arabian Jazz are some of the most important Arab American novels, which demonstrate how Arabs have been struggling with multiculturalism in America. 3 fresh lamb shanks, trimmed of fat. 8 garlic cloves, cut in half. 1 large can diced peeled tomatoes and juice. 4 tsp olive oil. 2 lemons. In a small bowl mix by hand the rice, hamburger, parsley, mint, cinnamon, cumin, salt and pepper, and 1 cup water. Mix thoroughly; it will have a thick, soupy consistency. Book Summary. Written in a lush, lyrical style, infused with the flavors and scents of Middle Eastern food, and spiced with history and fable, Crescent is a sensuous love story and a gripping tale of risk and commitment.
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