{"product_id":"liquid-paperback","title":"Liquid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariam Rahmani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two years after earning a PhD from UCLA, the narrator of \u003ci\u003eLiquid\u003c\/i\u003e stand achingly far from the middle-class comfort promised by her education and the successes of her immigrant parents. Jokingly, her best friend, Adam, suggests she just marry rich. Taking this challenge seriously, armed with a spreadsheet, she sets off on a whirlwind summer of one hundred dates with rich Angelenos\/as. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when a family emergency takes her to Tehran, it's a queer love interest and the possibility of a very different future that sustains her attention; now she must confront the contradictions of her life and decide which path she wants to follow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploding off the page with verve and originality, \u003ci\u003eLiquid\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a modern dating tale like no other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariam Rahmani \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and translator. Her recent novel \u003ci\u003eLiquid\u003c\/i\u003e has been shortlisted for the Center For Fiction First Novel Prize. Her translation from Farsi of Mahsa Mohebali's \u003ci\u003eIn Case of Emergency\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022, while her translation of Farzaneh Milani's biography of the midcentury poet Forugh Farrokhzad is forthcoming with Liveright fall 2026. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.21 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509888803123,"sku":"9781643756516","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/AIrpKnlFh79781643756516.webp?v=1781741264","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/liquid-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}