{"product_id":"9781472160515","title":"The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) : Winner of the National Book Award PREORDER FOR 5 February 2026 by Alameddine, Rabih","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alameddine, Rabih\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 February 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group (Corsair) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e240 x 156 | \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION!From the inimitable Rabih Alameddine - National Book Award finalist and winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award - comes a tragicomic saga set in Lebanon, a modern story of family, memory, and the unbreakable (and insane) attachment of a son and his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tiny Beirut apartment, sixty-three-year-old Raja and his mother live side by side. A beloved high school philosophy teacher and 'the neighborhood homosexual,' Raja relishes books, meditative walks, order, and solitude. Zalfa, his octogenarian mother, views her son's privacy as a personal affront. She craves nothing more than to know the ins and outs of Raja's work life and love life, boundaries be damned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Raja receives an invite to an all-expenses-paid writing residency in America, the timing couldn't be better. It arrives on the heels of a series of personal and national disasters that have left Raja itching for peace and quiet away from his mother and the heartache of Lebanon. But what at first seems a stroke of good fortune soon leads Raja to recount and relive the very disasters and past betrayals he wishes to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Raja's irresistible voice, The True, True Story of Raja the Gullible dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities - a tale of mistakes, self-discovery, trauma, and maybe even forgiveness. Above all, it's a wild and sparkling celebration of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57440738705789,"sku":"9781472160515","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781472160515.jpg?v=1770123865","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/9781472160515","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}