Nothing is perfect, everything is a compromise, whether in the personal or the political sphere-Rasa has to decide which compromises he can stomach. Haddad’s nuanced portrayal of the sometimes irreconcilable pressures on Rasa is the strength of this novel for me. At times, the whole book feels like one big closet. Haddad weaves a complex picture of the conflicting forces of Rasa’s family and culture, Western liberalism, Western racism and Islamophobia, and Rasa’s internalised homophobia and conceptions of masculinity. The different stages of Rasa’s development really come through. (So, if you don’t like flashbacks, this isn’t for you.) I like the way that these different stages of Rasa’s life contribute to the person he’s become and how he relates to both his sexuality and his culture. As the optimism of the Arab spring turns to violence and oppression, Rasa’s friend, Maj, a drag queen and activist, is arrested.Īlthough the story is a day in the life of Rasa, there are a lot of flash backs throughout the story, which piece together and make sense of the present. His lover, Taymour, is due to get married that night, seeking to conform to society’s ideals. 'Guapa' ha sido el álbum ganador del Premio Apila Primera Impresión 2016, al mejor proyecto de autor novel. Rasa has never been open about his sexuality outside Guapa, an underground club, and a small group of friends. Guapa follows the life of Rasa, a young translator living in an anonymous Arab city, the day after his grandma finds him and his male lover in bed together.
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