407 reviews Vierundzwanzig Stunden, die alles im Leben des jungen Rasa verändern: In einem namenlosen Land im Nahen Osten erschüttern gewaltsame Proteste die politische Ordnung.As Rasa confronts the simultaneous collapse of political hope and his closest personal relationships, he is forced to discover the roots of his alienation and try to re-emerge into a society that may never accept him. Guapa by Saleem Haddad, Andreas Diesel (Translator) 4.12 Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an unnamed Arab country, as he tries to carve out a life for himself in the. Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Guapa. Each new encounter leads him closer to confronting his own identity, as he revisits his childhood and probes the secrets that haunt his family. A debut novel that tells the story of Rasa, a young gay man coming of age in the Middle East. Ashamed to go home and face his grandmother, and reeling from the potential loss of the three most important people in his life, Rasa roams the city’s slums and prisons, the lavish weddings of the country’s elite, and the bars where outcasts and intellectuals drink to a long-lost revolution. The following day Rasa is consumed by the search for his best friend Maj, a fiery activist and drag queen star of the underground bar, Guapa, who has been arrested by the police. It is also use for handsome not in an elegant way and also as for very attractive kind of way. There is also a Spanish word ‘’Bonita’’ means pretty. Guapa is used in Spanish for those things which look attractive. One night Rasa's grandmother - the woman who raised him - catches them in bed together. In Spain, ‘’guapa’’ can also be used as cool or awesome.

Rasa spends his days translating for Western journalists and pining for the nights when he can sneak his lover, Taymour, into his room. Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an unnamed Arab country, as he tries to carve out a life for himself in the midst of political and social upheaval. Editions for Guapa: 1590517695 (Paperback published in 2016), 1609454138 (Paperback published in 2016), (Kindle Edition published in 2016), 8866327212 (P. A debut novel that tells the story of Rasa, a young gay man coming of age in the Middle East

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