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Crescent: A Novel (Reprint Edition) by Diana Abu-Jaber Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-393-32554-7 / 0393325547 ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32554-6 / 9780393325546 It's a positive relief to read a novel that treats Iraqis as real people. Diana Abu-Jaber's second novel, Crescent, is set in Los Angeles and peopled by immigrants and Iraqi-Americans. Thirty-nine-year-old, half-Arab Sirine is a chef in a Lebanese restaurant. Her uncle works at the university wit |