The Hakawati -- Rabih Alameddine, Paperback

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.

Author: Rabih Alameddine
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 6/2/2009
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0 lbs
Size: 0" H x 0" L x 0" W
ISBN: 9780307386274

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