THE BEST KIND OF AMERICAN:
THE LATEST FROM KIM GHATTAS
“A miraculous achievement” —Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
“Highly recommended” —Library Journal (*STARRED REVIEW*)
"Gripping, authoritative, compassionate and perceptive" —Jason Burke, author of The Revolutionists
"A Levantine In Cold Blood" —William Dalrymple, author of The Anarchists
"Sublime" —David McCloskey, author of London Station
"This is a profoundly brave book" —Emma Sky, author of The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq
"Brilliant, disturbing, honest, thoughtful, and thought-provoking..." —Azar Nafisi, New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran
critically acclaimed
NYT notable book of 2020
The gripping and largely unexplored story of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran
“Skillfully written and scrupulously researched, Black Wave is an essential book in understanding the origins of the modern conflicts in the Middle East.”
—LAWRENCE WRIGHT, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower