Fundamentally

“This book is laugh-out-loud funny in a way you wouldn’t expect… Nussaibah Younis somehow turns one of the darkest corners of modern life into sharp, self-aware comedy. Her humor, about an academic on a U.N. mission to Iraq, is deadpan one moment, absurd the next and always disarmingly smart. It’s a light, quick read that keeps you laughing while making you think – proof that even the most serious topics can be handled with wit and heart.
—Linah Mohammad, NPR’s All Things Considered

“Tart, tender, trenchant, and hilarious, Fundamentally is a brilliant novel about faith and friendship that refuses to be any one single thing—because it is EVERYTHING. Nussaibah Younis is a genius.”
—Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich

“Funny, gripping and compassionate; Fundamentally is a truly original novel that you won’t be able to put down.”
—Dolly Alderton, author of Good Material

“I really, REALLY loved it – the voice, the setting, the plot, all of it. It’s original, warm, funny and engaging. A breath of fresh air.”
—Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel

“Absolutely hilarious: a Muslim Fleabag.”
—Michelle Gallen, author of Factory Girls

“Impossibly funny whilst darkly probing, Fundamentally is the whole package: a raunchy, irreverent, touching, and daring debut with slicing commentary wrapped in bold, biting humor. It slyly and systematically rejects our swallowed concepts of heroes and who is correct, and posits instead the better question: what is right?”
—Parini Shroff, author of The Bandit Queens

“Fascinating. Brilliant. Necessary.”
Salma El-Wardany, author of These Impossible Things

“Loved this. Laugh out loud funny, outrageous and thought provoking—a winning combination. Highly recommend.”
—Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange