“A computer geek with girl issues” helps remake his country in “Alif the Unseen,” G. Willow Wilson’s outstanding debut novel, which combines hackers, the Arab Spring, and a shapeshifting jinni. (Check out our review here.)
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10 best books of 2012 – fiction
Here are the Monitor's picks for the best novels of 2012.
10. 'Alif the Unseen,' by G. Willow Wilson
