{"product_id":"the-true-true-story","title":"The True True Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe craves nothing more than to know the ins and outs of Raja's work life and love life, boundaries be damned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWickedly funny, heartbreaking, and told in Raja's irresistible voice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe True, True Story of Raja the Gullible \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003edances 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove all, it's a wild and sparkling celebration of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Large Paperback \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished:  UK, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Little, Brown\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781472160522\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rabih Alameddine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57174087696715,"sku":null,"price":21.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781472160522.jpg?v=1777640024","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/the-true-true-story","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}