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Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat

Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat

In 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.

Here 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.

Alzayat explores experiences that are startling and real, delivering an emotional punch that lingers long after reading.

(Pan Macmillan)

Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat

Author

Dima Alzayat

Publisher

Picador

 Year Published

2020

Number of Pages

224

Book Type

Short Story Collection

Genres

Country

American Writing

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