A groundbreaking book about persuasion and performance that asks unsettling questions about lies, truths, and the difference between being believed and being dismissed. Why are honest asylum seekers dismissed as liars? Former refugee Dina Nayeri begins with this question, turning to shocking and illuminating case studies, which grows into a reckoning with our culture's views on believability. This is a book as deeply personal as it is profound in its reflections on morals, language, human psychology, and the unspoken social codes that determine how we relate to one another.
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