The Coin

A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN DAZED, DEBUTIFUL AND THE INDEPENDENT | LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE FOR FICTION'A masterpiece' Slavoj Zizek | 'A filthy, elegant book' Raven Leilani | 'Glamorous and sordid' Elif Batuman'Chipping away at Western hegemony one scalped it-bag at a time' New York TimesA bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind. The Coin's narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene.