Yasmin Zaher

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. The Coin's narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene. And yet the ideal self, the...

'A masterpiece' Slavoj Zizek 'A filthy, elegant book' Raven Leilani 'Glamorous and sordid' Elif Batuman 'Chipping away at Western hegemony one scalped it-bag at a time' New York Times 'A brilliant, audacious, powerhouse of a novel ... deliciously unruly' Katie Kitamura A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City...