Our Book of the Month is The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine, winner of the National Book Award. The novel is a "Beirut-in-a-box" narrative where Rabih Alameddine masterfully explores the friction between an aging mother’s sharp-tongued memories and her philosophy-teacher son’s existential exhaustion. Set within the confines of a single apartment, the novel serves as a microcosm of Lebanese history, blending domestic comedy with a profound meditation on the stories we tell ourselves to survive a crumbling world.
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