{"product_id":"the-coin","title":"The Coin","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Swansea Dylan Thomas Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Coin\u003c\/i\u003e's narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene. And yet the ideal self, the ideal life, remains just out of reach: her inheritance is inaccessible, her homeland exists only in her memory, and her attempt to thrive in America seems doomed from the start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn New York, she strives to put down roots. She teaches at a school for underprivileged boys, where her eccentric methods cross boundaries. She befriends a homeless swindler, and the two participate in an intercontinental scheme reselling Birkin bags. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut America is stifling her--her willfulness, her sexuality, her principles. In an attempt to regain control, she becomes preoccupied with purity, cleanliness, and self-image, all while drawing her students into her obsessions. In an unforgettable denouement, her childhood memories converge with her material and existential statelessness, and the narrator unravels spectacularly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With biting humor and incisive prose\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Coin\u003c\/i\u003e explores nature and civilization, beauty and justice, class and belonging--all while resisting easy moralizing. \"Page-turning and delightful\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), \"sharp and disarming\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"stunning and surreal\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Coin\u003c\/i\u003e marks the arrival of a major new literary voice.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1646222768\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781646222766\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Zaher, Yasmin\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jul 2025)","offer_id":46356565131461,"sku":"9781646222766","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781646222766.jpg?v=1781309323","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-coin","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}