{"product_id":"the-coin-yasmin-zaher-paperback","title":"The Coin -- Yasmin Zaher, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Swansea Dylan Thomas Prize\n\nA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Coin\u003c\/i\u003e's narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene. And yet the ideal self, the ideal life, remains just out of reach: her inheritance is inaccessible, her homeland exists only in her memory, and her attempt to thrive in America seems doomed from the start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn New York, she strives to put down roots. She teaches at a school for underprivileged boys, where her eccentric methods cross boundaries. She befriends a homeless swindler, and the two participate in an intercontinental scheme reselling Birkin bags. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut America is stifling her--her willfulness, her sexuality, her principles. In an attempt to regain control, she becomes preoccupied with purity, cleanliness, and self-image, all while drawing her students into her obsessions. In an unforgettable denouement, her childhood memories converge with her material and existential statelessness, and the narrator unravels spectacularly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With biting humor and incisive prose\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Coin\u003c\/i\u003e explores nature and civilization, beauty and justice, class and belonging--all while resisting easy moralizing. \"Page-turning and delightful\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), \"sharp and disarming\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"stunning and surreal\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Coin\u003c\/i\u003e marks the arrival of a major new literary voice.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yasmin Zaher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.4\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781646222766\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50780283404592,"sku":"9781646222766","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781646222766.jpg?v=1774343393","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-coin-yasmin-zaher-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}