Massoud Hayoun is an award-winning author and journalist from Los Angeles. In 2019 his debut When We Were Arabs was published by New Press to critical claim. Part-memoir, part political exploration, it retells the story of his grandparents' emigration through Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine and America, uncovering what Arabness meant then and what it means today. It won the Arab American Book Award and was the U.S. National Public Radio book of the year. As a journalist Massoud has reported on international affairs in several languages for Al Jazeera, CNN and Agence France-Presse.
Description
Contents Prologue 1. Ping pong room 2. Starlight 3. A Prayer for Lost Things 4. Question Mark Man 5. In the Basement 6. The Humming 7. Best Foot Forward 8. Three's a crowd 9. Wanderlust 10. Dead end 11. Hide and seek 12. Bottom up 13. Down below 14. Cat and mouse 15. Heart of glass 16. Alleyway Man 17. Best wishes Epilogue
Reviews
"Building 46 is exquisite. A poetic and powerful piece of writing. Dark and mysterious, it has also returned to me the human warmth and strength of Beijing." Ai Weiwei, iconic dissident artist and author of 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows.