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I have to admit, I'm a little embarrassed for this woman. Imagine having such a famous and iconic father who defined postcolonial studies, and then going on to introduce yourself as a Upper West Side princess, with no irony whatsoever.
I think this is an instance of a person coasting on the fame of family member. Najla spends her whole life denying her heritage, living in an incredibly privileged, rich, white washed, and racist bubble (GIRL, YOU NEED NEW FRIENDS). The (supposed) premise of this book is coming to terms with her mixed identity, but she really never does. She identifies more as Lebanese (which is fine), and there was no looking for anything remotely Palestinian in terms of her trying to navigate her identity (in between running around richy rich New York with her weird, painfully clueless friends). She grudgingly accepts it post 9/11 because she can't really "pass," and the last chunk of the book was her pushing her one woman theater show.
A friend of mine raved about this and begged me to read this, and we are going to discuss this during our next tea party/bashing session/gossip extravaganza. The only thing that interested me was seeing Edward Said as a father, but even then, he comes off as slightly senile and doddering.
I think this is an instance of a person coasting on the fame of family member. Najla spends her whole life denying her heritage, living in an incredibly privileged, rich, white washed, and racist bubble (GIRL, YOU NEED NEW FRIENDS). The (supposed) premise of this book is coming to terms with her mixed identity, but she really never does. She identifies more as Lebanese (which is fine), and there was no looking for anything remotely Palestinian in terms of her trying to navigate her identity (in between running around richy rich New York with her weird, painfully clueless friends). She grudgingly accepts it post 9/11 because she can't really "pass," and the last chunk of the book was her pushing her one woman theater show.
A friend of mine raved about this and begged me to read this, and we are going to discuss this during our next tea party/bashing session/gossip extravaganza. The only thing that interested me was seeing Edward Said as a father, but even then, he comes off as slightly senile and doddering.