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The Rug Merchant
The Rug Merchant
Author: Meg Mullins
At the heart of Meg Mullins's debut novel is one of the most touchingly believable characters in recent fiction, a gentle soul in the body of an Iranian exile in New York. Ushman Khan sells exquisite hand-woven rugs to a wealthy clientele that he treats with perfect rectitude. He is lonely, and his loneliness becomes unbearable when he learn...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143112099
ISBN-10: 0143112090
Publication Date: 6/26/2007
Pages: 258
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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"Meg Mullins has written a moving, crystalline tale of love...Her prose is precise, nuanced, and vivid. I was enchanted and intrigued with this tale from the beginning, and found myself pondering its intricacies long after I put the book down."
I didn't understand the ending and I am still pondering it.
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Very interesting study of the loneliness of an immigrant in New York. His wife is back in Iran, he is very successful in his new business but she won't come over to live with him. He meets an American college student and they begin an affair.

The inner conflicts within us all presented in a well-written novel.


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