The Hakawati
by Alameddine, Rabih
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307386279
- ISBN 13
- 9780307386274
- Seller
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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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Synopsis
In 2003, Osama al-Kharrat returns to Beirut after many years in America to stand vigil at his father's deathbed. As the family gathers, stories begin to unfold: Osama's grandfather was a hakawati, or storyteller, and his bewitching tales are interwoven with classic stories of the Middle East. Here are Abraham and Isaac; Ishmael, father of the Arab tribes; the beautiful Fatima; Baybars, the slave prince who vanquished the Crusaders; and a host of mischievous imps. Through Osama, we also enter the world of the contemporary Lebanese men and women whose stories tell a larger, heartbreaking tale of seemingly endless war, conflicted identity, and survival. With The Hakawati, Rabih Alameddine has given us an Arabian Nights for this century.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Walther's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006529
- Title
- The Hakawati
- Author
- Alameddine, Rabih
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade Paperback Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0307386279
- ISBN 13
- 9780307386274
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 513
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- FICTION
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