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Raised between Syracuse, NY and Amman Jordan, Diana Abu-Jaber often writes
about cultural identity.
Her latest work, Fencing With the King, a novel of Middle Eastern intrigue and
adventure, was featured by Apple books, Goodreads.com, and The Millions as one
of this spring’s most-anticipated novels.
Her most recent novel, Silverworld, a fantasy with an Arab-American girl at its
heart, was published last spring from Crown Books / Random House.
Her award-winning novels include Silverworld; Birds of Paradise; Origin;
Crescent; and Arabian Jazz.
Her memoir, Life Without A Recipe, was described by Ruth Reichl as “bold and
luscious.”
The Language of Baklava, her first memoir, has been translated into over twenty
languages and taught around the world.
Diana teaches at Portland State University and lives with her family in Portland
and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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About Diana Abu-jaber
Raised between Syracuse, NY and Amman Jordan, Diana Abu-Jaber often writes
about cultural identity.
Her latest work, Fencing With the King, a novel of Middle Eastern intrigue and
adventure, was featured by Apple books, Goodreads.com, and The Millions as one
of this spring’s most-anticipated novels.
Her most recent novel, Silverworld, a fantasy with an Arab-American girl at its
heart, was published last spring from Crown Books / Random House.
Her award-winning novels include Silverworld; Birds of Paradise; Origin;
Crescent; and Arabian Jazz.
Her memoir, Life Without A Recipe, was described by Ruth Reichl as “bold and
luscious.”
The Language of Baklava, her first memoir, has been translated into over twenty
languages and taught around the world.
Diana teaches at Portland State University and lives with her family in Portland
and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Fencing with the King: a Novel
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (2022)
Diana Abu-Jaber
"A mesmerizing breakthrough novel of family myths and inheritances by the award-winning author of Crescent. Amani is hooked on a ...
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Silverworld
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (2020)
Diana Abu-Jaber
Desperate to help her ailing grandmother, Sami consults Sitti's spell book and falls into the magical Silverworld, where she must ...
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Life Without a Recipe : a Memoir
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (2016)
Diana Abu-Jaber
A follow-up to "The Language of Baklava" continues the story of the author's struggles with cross-cultural values and how they ...
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Birds of Paradise : a Novel
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)
Diana Abu-Jaber
After a five year absence, an eighteen-year-old runaway returns to her family in Miami to deal with the guilty secret ...
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Origin: a Novel
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (2007)
Diana Abu-Jaber
New York-based fingerprint expert Lena investigates a series of crib deaths that may actually be the work of a serial ...
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The Language of Baklava
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (2005)
Diana Abu-Jaber
A humorous memoir of growing up with a Jordanian father who loved to cook. Includes many recipes. "My childhood was ...
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Crescent
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (2003)
Diana Abu-Jaber
Never married, living with an Iraqi-immigrant uncle and devoted dog, and working as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant, thirty-nine-year-old ...
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Arabian Jazz
English Faculty Publications and Presentations (1993)
Diana Abu-Jaber
In her first novel novel, Diana Abu-Jaber strikes a balance-a balance between two radically distinct cultures, between self-determination and obligation, ...
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Among the Bedouins, a Knife is Never Just a Knife ...
Literary Hub (2022)
Diana Abu-Jaber
This is an essay about family relationships from the perspective of a fiction writer, written in the context of the ...
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