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Dearborn
Written by Ghassan Zeineddine
Narrated by Sarab Kamoo and Qarie Marshall
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This sharp, tender, and uproariously funny collection paints ten tragicomic portraits featuring the Arab-American community of Dearborn, Michigan.
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Ghassan Zeineddine
Ghassan Zeineddine was born in Washington, DC, and raised in the Middle East. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at Oberlin College and the co-editor of the creative-nonfiction anthology Hadha Baladuna: Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Ohio.
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