Carryout by Dudar, Hasan
Carryout by Dudar, Hasan

Carryout

In the late 1970s, Ziad Idilbi, a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, marries Salma, a Lebanese refugee escaping...
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Author: Hasan Dudar
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Carryout by Dudar, Hasan

Carryout

$23.94
Carryout by Dudar, Hasan

Carryout

$23.94
Author: Hasan Dudar
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

In the late 1970s, Ziad Idilbi, a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, marries Salma, a Lebanese refugee escaping the war in Beirut. Resolving to start over for the very last time, the couple opens a corner store in Toledo, Ohio, across from the General Motors factory, where Toledo's Arab community intermingles with the working class. Over the decades, whether it's bigotry (pre- and post-9/11), financial ruin, or terminal illness, the Idilbis find themselves on life's outskirts, attempting to build something new.

Achingly poignant and slyly funny, the linked stories in Carryout follow the Idilbis and their children as they teeter on the brink of catastrophe. Walid, the youngest child of Ziad and Salma, navigates the heartbreaks of youth as well as the colorful characters who haunt his parents' corner store. As he grows up into a writer, Walid's gaze fixes on his father and the long shadow of displacement and occupation. Mustafa, the eldest son, is forever trying to outrun the disasters that seem to seek him out, while Nawal, the only daughter, is dumped by a friend and hatches a scheme to win her back. Unsure whether to run toward each other or away from each other, the characters in Dudar's exquisite debut suffer the absurdities and indignities of life in America with wry obstinance and striking wisdom.

Author: Hasan Dudar
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.56w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9781685970611


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/16/2026

About the Author
Hasan Dudar is from Toledo, Ohio, and lives in Washington, DC. Carryout is his first book of fiction.
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