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What will people think? : a novel /

"A debut novel that follows a young woman's career aspirations to become a stand-up comedian in New York City as she balances the traditions of her Palestinian upbringing with her need to live--and to love--on her own terms, particularly as she discovers her grandmother's journals tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamdan, Sara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Palestinian American women > Fiction.
Women comedians > Fiction.
Stand-up comedy > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Immigrant families > Fiction.
Diaries > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Palestine > 20th century > Fiction.
Femmes comiques > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Secrets de famille > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Familles immigrantes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Monologue comique > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Journaux intimes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Novels.
Bildungsromans.
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Summary:"A debut novel that follows a young woman's career aspirations to become a stand-up comedian in New York City as she balances the traditions of her Palestinian upbringing with her need to live--and to love--on her own terms, particularly as she discovers her grandmother's journals that chronicle her complicated life in Palestine circa 1947"--
Physical Description:325 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781250329813
1250329817