No God But Us
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Book Overview A Most Anticipated Read: Autostraddle, Goodreads, Southern Review of Books, The Millions, them, SheReads, Daily Kos, Debutiful, Mizna, an...
A Most Anticipated Read: Autostraddle, Goodreads, Southern Review of Books, The Millions, them, SheReads, Daily Kos, Debutiful, Mizna, and LGBTQ Reads
A Publishers Weekly Writer to Watch
"Stunning."--The Atlantic, "The Summer Reading Guide"
"One of the year's buzziest LGBTQ+ novels."--Goodreads
"An exhilarating debut from a writer whose work I'll always want to read." --R.O. Kwon
In this wry, provocative debut, two gay Afghan men--cast out of their respective countries of birth by circumstances beyond their control--collide in Istanbul, a city that will test their willingness to sacrifice everything for the ones they love.
When Delbar--a hapless twenty-something with dreams of becoming a drag queen--is spectacularly outed, he flees the insular immigrant-dense suburbs of Washington, DC to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt in Istanbul. There, he discovers a vibrant community of dissidents, sex workers, activists, poets, and heretics. Among them are Leif and his boyfriend, Mansur, with whom Delbar quickly develops a blazing fascination.
But Mansur also nurses a wounded heart, having left his own family, and his first love, behind in Iran. This time, Mansur's learned not to dream bigger than his own survival. He'll keep a low profile, work hard to send money back, and remain faithful to Leif--at least until his refugee status is granted.
When riot police descend on attendees of the annual Istanbul Pride march, Mansur and Delbar are thrust into dangerous proximity. With the country surging into authoritarianism, each person must ask themselves: what constitutes a life well-lived, and how high is the price of freedom?
Told through the alternating viewpoints of Delbar and Mansur, Bobuq Sayed's debut is a story of borders and boundaries transgressed, and a seductive exploration of what it means to make a home at the margins of society. At once an immigrant family saga, a thwarted love story, and a searing portrait of politics made intimately personal, No God but Us is an ambitious introduction to a bold new voice.
"A new kind of novel, with vast geographies of nation and heart." --SARAH SCHULMAN
"This is a story alive to contradiction--ferocious in its longing, unsparing in its honesty, and deeply attuned to the ways love and belief survive their own undoing." --GARRARD CONLEY
"I feel lucky to count this story among my literary kin." --ARIA ABER
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS | ISBN: 0063419467
FormatHardcover
ISBN0063419467
EAN9780063419469
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS
Publication Date2026-05-26
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.05 Pounds
Length9.22 Inches
Width5.92 Inches
Height1.03 Inches
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