{"product_id":"liquid-9781643756516","title":"Liquid","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two years after earning a PhD from UCLA, the narrator of \u003ci\u003eLiquid\u003c\/i\u003e stand achingly far from the middle-class comfort promised by her education and the successes of her immigrant parents. Jokingly, her best friend, Adam, suggests she just marry rich. Taking this challenge seriously, armed with a spreadsheet, she sets off on a whirlwind summer of one hundred dates with rich Angelenos\/as. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when a family emergency takes her to Tehran, it's a queer love interest and the possibility of a very different future that sustains her attention; now she must confront the contradictions of her life and decide which path she wants to follow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploding off the page with verve and originality, \u003ci\u003eLiquid\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a modern dating tale like no other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariam Rahmani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.54w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643756516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariam Rahmani \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and translator. Her recent novel \u003ci\u003eLiquid\u003c\/i\u003e has been shortlisted for the Center For Fiction First Novel Prize. Her translation from Farsi of Mahsa Mohebali's \u003ci\u003eIn Case of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022, while her translation of Farzaneh Milani's biography of the midcentury poet Forugh Farrokhzad is forthcoming with Liveright fall 2026. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mariam Rahmani \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397160022173,"sku":"9781643756516","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3da05735-ba67-4260-8aec-5dd33948d55e.jpg?v=1781074585","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/liquid-9781643756516","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}