{"product_id":"the-good-immigrant-26-writers-reflect-on-america-9780316524230","title":"The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy turns heartbreaking and hilarious, troubling and uplifting, these \"electric\" essays come together to create a provocative, conversation-sparking, multivocal portrait of modern America (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Trump's proposed border wall and travel ban to the marching of white supremacists in Charlottesville, America is consumed by tensions over immigration and the question of which bodies are welcome. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling UK edition, hailed by Zadie Smith as \"lively and vital,\" editors Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman hand the microphone to an incredible range of writers whose humanity and right to be here is under attack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChigozie Obioma\u003c\/b\u003e unpacks an Igbo proverb that helped him navigate his journey to America from Nigeria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJenny Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e analyzes cultural appropriation in 90s fashion, recalling her own pain and confusion as a teenager trying to fit in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFatimah Asghar\u003c\/b\u003e describes the flood of memory and emotion triggered by an encounter with an Uber driver from Kashmir.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlexander Chee\u003c\/b\u003e writes of a visit to Korea that changed his relationship to his heritage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese writers, and the many others in this urgent collection, share powerful personal stories of living between cultures and languages while struggling to figure out who they are and where they belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikesh Shukla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316524230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNikesh Shukla \u003c\/b\u003eis a British writer and diversity activist who conceived and edited \u003ci\u003eThe Good Immigrant\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed collection of essays about race and immigration by 21 writers of color. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eRife Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, an online magazine for young people, and the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eCoconut Unlimited\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and \u003ci\u003eMeatspace\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also been shortlisted for the Liberty Human Rights Arts Award and named as one of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Global Thinkers 2016. His third novel \u003ci\u003eThe One Who Wrote Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e and his first YA novel will be published in 2018.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChimene Suleyman\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer from London who is now based in New York. As well as contributing to \u003ci\u003eThe Good Immigrant\u003c\/i\u003e she has written on race-politics for \u003ci\u003eThe Independent, International Business Times, The Debrief, The Pool, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMedia Diversified\u003c\/i\u003e. TV and radio appearances include BBC Newsnight, BBC, and LBC. Her poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eOutside Looking On\u003c\/i\u003e, was included in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2014 list.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Nikesh Shukla \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47284281835677,"sku":"9780316524230","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_41b402de-bf9d-4ced-9c5d-bc7016415aab.jpg?v=1759984160","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-good-immigrant-26-writers-reflect-on-america-9780316524230","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}