{"product_id":"alligator-and-other-stories","title":"Alligator and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for a 2021 James Tait Black Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the PEN\/Robert W Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sardonic, monstrous, tender' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Startling . . . profound' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Alligator and Other Stories, Dima Alzayat captures luminously how it feels to be ‘other’: as a Syrian, as an Arab, as an immigrant, as a woman. Each one of the nine stories collected here is a snapshot of those moments when unusual circumstances suddenly distinguish us from our neighbours, when our difference is thrown into relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are ‘dangerous’ women transgressing, missing children in 1970s New York, a family who were once Syrian but have now lost their name, and a young woman about to discover the hollowness of the American dream. At its centre lies ‘Alligator’: a remarkable compilation of real and invented sources, which rescues from history the story of a Syrian American couple who were murdered at the hands of the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlzayat explores experiences that are startling and real, delivering an emotional punch that lingers long after reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ADS Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45146917830879,"sku":"9781529029918","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9781529029918.jpg?v=1744083666","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.pro\/products\/alligator-and-other-stories","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}