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Ali Eteraz

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ALI ETERAZ is the author of the novel NATIVE BELIEVER (Akashic, 2016), a 2016 Summer Reading List Selection by O: The Oprah Magazine. He is the author of the coming-of-age memoir CHILDREN OF DUST (HarperCollins) and the surrealist short story collection FALSIPEDIES & FIBSIENNES (Guernica Editions).

Eteraz’s short fiction has appeared in the Chicago Quarterly Review, storySouth, and Crossborder, and his nonfiction has been highlighted by NPR, the New York Times, and the Guardian. Recently, Eteraz received the 3 Quarks Daily Arts & Literature Prize judged by Mohsin Hamid, and served as a consultant to the artist Jenny Holzer on a permanent art installation in Qatar.

Eteraz has lived in the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, the Persian Gulf, and A ...more

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	Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man 3.55 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 2009 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Believer 3.35 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Because Saleem was louder about Islam than I was, he was considered more of a man.”
― Ali Eteraz, Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan

tags: introversion

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“Because Saleem was louder about Islam than I was, he was considered more of a man.”
― Ali Eteraz, Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan

tags: introversion

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