| Title | : | The Hakawati |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Rabih Alameddine |
| Release | : | 2008-04-15 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Literary Fiction, Books, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables, Family Fiction & Literature |
| Size | : | 1977528 |
| 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. |
