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Edición de la obra HAKAWATI
| Autor | Rabih Alameddine |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Arena |
| Fecha de publicación | 2008 |
| Lugar | Amsterdam |
| Idioma | dut |
| Páginas | 558 |
| ISBN-13 | 9789069748917 |
| ISBN-10 | 9069748916 |
| OCLC | 246899495 |
| Número de Cutter | A318d |
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.