{"product_id":"the-blind-woman-and-other-stories-9780999707562","title":"The Blind Woman and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for The Blind Woman and Other Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"(Gurian's) skillful characterizations, convincing dialogue and rich\u003cbr\u003e details make this a worthwhile, entertaining collection.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Timely . . . a fascinating look into a world that remains impossibly\u003cbr\u003e foreign and opaque to most Americans.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the back cover: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWithin this dramatic and profound collection of stories, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Michael Gurian explores the cultural and spiritual gulf between Muslims and Westerners. From Ankara to Seattle, the West Bank to Manhattan, these provocative stories continually surprise with scenes of shocking brutality and improbable enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e A Desperate Pride\u003c\/em\u003e, a Palestinian woman falls in love with Raf Horowitz, an American Jew who arrives in Israel with reckless idealism. In \u003cem\u003eThe Reincarnation of Donaldo Fuertes\u003c\/em\u003e, an elderly writer recruits a young African American Muslim to accompany him on a pilgrimage to his homeland. And in the title story, a young hospice nurse finds her life course completely changed as she fulfills her duties to a Somali woman scarred by her upbringing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the grace and craftsmanship of a veteran storyteller, Gurian's collection is an emotional powerhouse filled with animosity and love, heartache and understanding, disillusionment and hope. Lyrical and absorbing, these stories reveal the humanity of a culture so often in conflict with our own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore praise for The Blind Woman and Other Stories: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Translucent stories  Courageous  While the rest of the world is\u003cbr\u003e gearing for war with the Muslims, Michael Gurian is calling for\u003cbr\u003e something higher, better, the kind of peace that only a first-rate\u003cbr\u003e storyteller can imagine.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Jim Connor, author of \u003cem\u003eSilent Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We could not ask for a more important, true or better book about\u003cbr\u003e the 'politics' of our world and, far more importantly, about the truths\u003cbr\u003e hidden in the human soul than we find in \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Woman and\u003cbr\u003e Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Terry Trueman, Printz Honor author of Stuck in Neutral\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These stories immerse us in the mysteries that attract us to, and repel\u003cbr\u003e us from, foreign cultures. These are very important narratives for our\u003cbr\u003e time. In them, individuals of various ages, genders and faiths reveal\u003cbr\u003e how culture can save us or fail us, at times simultaneously. I saw these\u003cbr\u003e stories as a narrative bracelet which, once put on, cannot be turned\u003cbr\u003e away from. Their beauty and unsentimental power are stunning.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Michael B. Herzog, author of \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Gurian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Latah Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999707562","brand":"Latah Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40698065715315,"sku":"9.781E+12","price":19.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1572ae64-760b-4e79-b4c4-7e8f45983c7a.jpg?v=1675868550","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-blind-woman-and-other-stories-9780999707562","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}