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I'm in Seattle, Where Are You?

A Memoir

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I'm in Seattle, Where Are You?

De: Mortada Gzar, William Hutchins - translator
Narrado por: Haaz Sleiman
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Longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize.

An award-winning Iraqi writer creates a new world for himself in Seattle in search of lost love.

As the US occupation of Iraq rages, novelist Mortada Gzar, a student at the University of Baghdad, has a chance encounter with Morise, an African American soldier. It’s love at first sight, a threat to them both, and a moment of self-discovery. Challenged by society’s rejection and Morise’s return to the US, Mortada takes to the page to understand himself.

In his deeply affecting memoir, Mortada interweaves tales of his childhood work as a scrap-metal collector in a war zone and the indignities faced by openly gay artists in Iraq with his impossible love story and journey to the US. Marginalized by his own society, he is surprised to discover the racism he finds in a new one. At its heart, I’m in Seattle, Where Are You? is a moving tale of love and resilience.

©2021 Mortada Gzar. Translation © 2021 by William Hutchins. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Arte y Literatura Autores Biografías y Memorias Cultural y Regional Ejército y Guerra Herencia islámica Política y Activismo Políticos Sincero Irán

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“Narrator Haaz Sleiman's voice is consistently gentle and sad, yet he also finds the biting humor in this wonderful memoir.… Sleiman performs Gzar's memoir with a vulnerability that is electrifying, drawing the listener ever deeper. The result is an emotional experience of triumph, loss, and heartbreak.” —AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner

“Wildly inventive…Built on keenly observed cultural, political, and personal details and populated by vivid characters, this book—illustrated throughout with Gzar’s starkly surreal ink drawings—draws readers into a narrative web that is by turns shocking, funny, and deeply moving. A magical tragicomic story of love, sacrifice, and conviction.” —Kirkus Reviews

“An exquisite story of life and lost love…Gzar’s nonlinear narrative and lyrical prose convey his deep desire to reunite with his lover…Hard to put down and difficult to forget.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Editor's Pick

An LGBTIA+ tale of love and bravery
This memoir from Iraqi novelist Mortada Gzar captured my full attention from the very beginning. Gzar offers a nuanced look at living as a closeted gay man in Iraq, when he was a student at the University of Baghdad during the height of the Iraq War, and his unlikely romance with a US soldier stationed there. It’s a tale of love, bravery, resilience, and learning how to be yourself—even when the odds are stacked against you. Detailing the persecution he faced in Iraq for his sexuality and in the United States for his religious and ethnic background, Gzar’s experiences are as remarkable as they are unforgettable. As a gay Muslim himself, narrator Haaz Sleiman wows with a performance that truly does this story justice. —Michael C., Audible Editor

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A circuitous memoir, very deep and moving . I'm so glad I stuck with it

A glimpse into a life and love beyond imagination

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Interesting: the trials and successes of a gay male.
The reader was a little difficult to understand at times— not sure it was the author— don’t think so— as an interpreter of the book is listed.
I would like to have seen Mortazda find his American friend in Seattle— that’s life— it doesn’t always turn out the way you would like.
I’m assuming this is a true to life story but fiction never the less.
Overall, well written.

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