A Curious Land: Stories from Home (Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction) Paperback – November 29, 2016

This is an interesting book that has a lot interesting information to learn. I used this item for learning purposes at school and its interesting.

This is a great book. Well-developed characters that you want to have a cup of coffee with to catch up and see how they are doing now. These are short stories and I found myself wanting to know more about the characters and what happened with them years down the road. Susan should consider screen writing to develop one or more of these short stories into feature length films so that a wider audience can be exposed to "A Curious Land."

Amazing! This collection encapsulates the human experience; the authentic voices of the characters echo the same fears, longings, hopes, and frustrations inside of ourselves. Excellent!

A great read which I will share with the author.

Such an engaging, beautiful read!

A kind of personal telling of the Palestinian perspective.

Excellent read!

This is a "must read" for just about anyone: all fans of the written word, anyone who appreciates a good story - and great storytelling. And that's coming from a guy who usually prefers fiction with spaceships and wizards and stuff! I don't normally go in for this sort of straight ahead realism on my off-time, but I was entranced by the intricacies of the stories, and the way they all work together so beautifully. A single line in one story can bring immense catharsis to a plot line from a previous story. It is all really well executed in prose that is at time stunning - striking a perfect balance between simplicity and ornateness. The shifting perspectives give it a modern po-mo flare, but all the stories are set in the recent or distant past. There's romance (even sensuousness), really humane politics, some humor, and intense drama. It's very moving, very affecting at times, but in surprising- not sentimental- ways. The wonder of the book is that it is written in English, which is remarkable given how seeped it is in the culture and reality of Palestine. This achievement has not gone unnoticed, but the hype surrounding awards like the American Book Award and the Paley is well warranted. These are prestigious awards from people who know what they are talking about! So it's nice to agree with them so wholeheartedly. It's a wonderful book, and you would probably enjoy reading it.