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Ancient tales weave with modern lives in a heartbreaking story of survival.
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528 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2019
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Summary
‘Stunning’ - New York Times Book Review
‘Here it comes, the book of the year, on its own magic carpet. No book this bewitching has ever felt so important; no book this important has ever been so lovingly enchanted. THE HAKAWATI is both a snapshot of our current crisis, and a story for the ages. What else can we ask the djinn of literature for?’ - Andrew Sean Greer, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning LESS
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472154804 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472154800 |
| Author: | Rabih Alameddine |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 128mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
Sharp, seductive storytelling - O, The Oprah Magazine
Stunning - New York Times Book ReviewA riot of stories concerning the rise of the eccentric al-Kharrat family. Osama [al-Kharrat]’s waggish grandfather was a hakawati, or storyteller, and his classic tales of princes, genies, and wise-cracking seductresses are worthy of Scheherazade. Rabih Alameddine has a deft, winsome touch - Entertainment WeeklyAn epic in the oldest and newest senses, careening from the Koran to the Old Testament, Homer to Scheherazade. It’s hard to imagine the person who wouldn’t get carried away - Jonathan Safran Foer“Here it comes, the book of the year, on its own magic carpet. No book this bewitching has ever felt so important; no book this important has ever been so lovingly enchanted. The Hakawati is both a snapshot of our current crisis, and a story for the ages. What else can we ask the djinn of literature for? - Andrew Sean Greer, winner of the Pulitzer PrizeAbout The Author
Rabih Alameddine
Rabih Alameddine is the author of the novels An Unnecessary Woman; I, the Divine; Koolaids; The Hakawati; and the story collection, The Perv.
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