The Wild Fox of Yemen

Threa Almontaser's explosive debut questions how mistranslation might be a kind of self-knowledge and survival. A love letter to the country and people of Yemen, a portrait of young Muslim womanhood in New York after 9/11, and an extraordinarily composed examination of what it means to carry in the body the echoes of what came before, Almontaser sneaks artifacts to and from worlds, repurposing language and adapting to the space between cultures, Almontaser sneaks artifacts to and from worlds, repurposing language and adapting to the space between cultures.

Speakers move with the force of what cannot be contained by the boundaries of the American imagination; instead, they invest in mischief and deception, navigate imperial violence across multiple accents and anthems, and apply gang signs in henna, utilizing any means necessary to form a semblance of home. The Wild Fox of Yemen is one of the most creative and daring debuts in recent years, fearlessly riding the tension between carnality and sensitivity in the wild human soul.

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Author: Threa Almontaser
Link to read: goodreads.com/book/show/53317417-the-wild-fox-of-yemen