In Case of Emergency

by Mohebali, Mahsa
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ISBN: 9781952177866
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What do you do when the world is falling apart and you're in withdrawal?

Disillusioned, wealthy, and addicted to opium, Shadi wakes up one day to apocalyptic earthquakes and a dangerously low stash. Outside, Tehran is crumbling: yuppies flee in bumper-to-bumper traffic as skaters and pretty boys rise up to claim the city as theirs. Cross-dressed to evade hijab laws, Shadi flits between her dysfunctional family and depressed friends--all in search of her next fix.

Mahsa Mohebali's groundbreaking novel about Iranian counterculture is a satirical portrait of the disaster that is contemporary life. Weaving together gritty vernacular and cinematic prose, In Case of Emergency takes a darkly humorous, scathing look at the authoritarian state, global capitalism, and the gender binary.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Mohebali, Mahsa
  • ISBN: 9781952177866
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 168
  • Publication Year: 2021

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