I am in Seattle, The place Are You?: A Memoir

An award-winning Iraqi author creates a brand new world for himself in Seattle seeking misplaced love.

Because the US occupation of Iraq rages, novelist Mortada Gzar, a scholar on the College of Baghdad, has an opportunity encounter with Morise, an African American soldier. It’s love at first sight, a menace to them each, and a second of self-discovery. Challenged by society’s rejection and Morise’s return to the US, Mortada takes to the web page to grasp himself.

In his deeply affecting memoir, Mortada interweaves tales of his childhood work as a scrap-metal collector in a battle zone and the indignities confronted by brazenly homosexual artists in Iraq along with his unimaginable love story and journey to the US. Marginalized by his personal society, he’s shocked to find the racism he finds in a brand new one. At its coronary heart, I’m in Seattle, The place Are You? is a shifting story of affection and resilience.