The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) is a 2025 dark comedic novel by Rabih Alameddine which recounts six decades in the life of a Lebanese family. It won the 2025 …
True True Story — Rabih Alameddine
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) “Alameddine is a writer with a boundless imagination.”—NPR From National Book Award finalist and winner of the …
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Nov 12, 2025 · Find out why "The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)" is on TIME's list of the must-read books of the year.
Rabih Alameddine talks about his novel,'The True True Story of Raja …
Nov 22, 2025 · Raja has been exhausted by his loving mother for six decades. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Lebanese writer Rabih Alameddine about his book, "The True True Story of Raja the …
Alameddine’s Raja the Gullible Spins Tales Inside Tales
Aug 25, 2025 · In The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), Rabih Alameddine spins a tale within a tale within a tale.
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Sep 2, 2025 · Told in Raja’s irresistible and wickedly funny voice, the novel dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities—a tale of mistakes, …
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
The True True Story is a perfectly witty and tender portrait of the chaos and dogged persistence of one catty Lebanese philosophy teacher and his lovingly annoying mother. Great voice, heavy …
Rabih Alameddine's New Novel, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible ...
To facilitate such a mix, Alameddine constructs The True True Story of Raja the Gullible like an accordion, bracketing it with two short chapters set in 2023 and using the space between them …
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) …
Sep 2, 2025 · Told in Raja’s irresistible and wickedly funny voice, the novel dances across six decades to tell the unforgettable story of a singular life and its absurdities—a tale of mistakes, …
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother): A Novel
Oct 14, 2025 · Rabih Alameddine’s The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), a finalist for this year’s National Book Award, is a vivid, one-of-a-kind read from a lauded author. …