{"product_id":"parking-lot-attendant-paperback","title":"Parking Lot Attendant - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNafkote Tamirat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Center For Fiction First Novel Prize\u003cbr\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mesmerizing, indelible coming-of-age story about a girl in Boston's tightly-knit Ethiopian community who falls under the spell of a charismatic hustler out to change the world \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA haunting story of fatherhood, national identity, and what it means to be an immigrant in America today, Nafkote Tamirat's \u003ci\u003eThe Parking Lot Attendant \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how who we love, the choices we make, and the places we're from combine to make us who we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story begins on an undisclosed island where the unnamed narrator and her father are the two newest and least liked members of a commune that has taken up residence there. Though the commune was built on utopian principles, it quickly becomes clear that life here is not as harmonious as the founders intended. After immersing us in life on the island, our young heroine takes us back to Boston to recount the events that brought her here. Though she and her father belong to a wide Ethiopian network in the city, they mostly keep to themselves, which is how her father prefers it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis detached existence only makes Ayale's arrival on the scene more intoxicating. The unofficial king of Boston's Ethiopian community, Ayale is a born hustler--when he turns his attention to the narrator, she feels seen for the first time. Ostensibly a parking lot attendant, Ayale soon proves to have other projects in the works, which the narrator becomes more and more entangled in to her father's growing dismay. By the time the scope of Ayale's schemes--and their repercussions--become apparent, our narrator has unwittingly become complicit in something much bigger and darker than she ever imagined.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNafkote\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Tamirat\u003c\/b\u003e is a native of Boston. She holds an MFA from Columbia University. Her short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBirkensnake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Anemone Sidecar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest Paris Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Parking Lot Attendant\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761004937504,"sku":"9781250250285","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/00eb7c00cd610db97cb1fe156fc15d39.webp?v=1780196885","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/parking-lot-attendant-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}