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Author:
Dina Nayeri
Publisher:
Catapult
Date:
March 7, 2023
A book about persuasion and performance that asks unsettling questions about lies, truths, and the difference between being believed and being dismissed in situations spanning asylum interviews, emergency rooms, consulting jobs, and family life.
What The Reviewers Say
The book is instantly gripping.
Ardent, harrowing and occasionally exasperating.
This book combines deep research into the arcane workings of the asylum process with personal observations about religion, literature, cinema, and family life.
Nayeri dances smoothly between memoir and the stories of others.
