Hug at Brooklyn Bridge

A wonderful novel, simplicity is the dominant feature in this complete literary work. It addresses the story of Arab expatriates in America through a collection of individual stories that are only connected by a minor incident, a simple request for dinner from Professor Darwish and a birthday celebration for his granddaughter Salma. Azuddin Shukri used them with utmost skill to analyze the nature of Arab expatriates, their dreams, ambitions, and failures, in a modest manner, with simple language, and without any deep experience of the immigrant community and their diverse lifestyles.