Tales From The Hakawati
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Tales From The Hakawati
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Author : Clive L Gilson
language : en
Publisher: Tales From The World's Firesides - Middle East
Release Date : 2024-02-09
Tales From The Hakawati written by Clive L Gilson and has been published by Tales From The World's Firesides - Middle East this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-09 with Fiction categories.
Folk tales, fairy tales, legends and myths from the wider Arab diaspora.
The Hakawati
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Author : Rabih Alameddine
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-06-06
The Hakawati written by Rabih Alameddine and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-06 with Fiction categories.
'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 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. 'Sharp, seductive storytelling' O, The Oprah Magazine
Desperate In Dubai
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Author : Ameera Al Hakawati
language : en
Publisher: Random House India
Release Date : 2011-11-20
Desperate In Dubai written by Ameera Al Hakawati and has been published by Random House India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-20 with Fiction categories.
Oozing with men, money, and Maseratis, Dubai is the ultimate playground for the woman who knows her Louboutins from her Louis Vuittons. But for some, there’s a lot more at stake than a Hermes Birkin. Leila has been in search of a wealthy husband for over a decade. Nadia moves to Dubai to support her husband’s career, only to have her sacrifices thrown in her face. Sugar escapes the UK in an attempt to escape her past. Lady Luxe, the rebellious Emirati heiress, scoffs at everything her culture holds sacred. Until the day her double life starts unravelling at the seams. Set against a backdrop of luxury hotels and manmade islands, Desperate in Dubai tells the tale of four desperate women as they struggle to find truth, love, and themselves.
Hakawati
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Author : Rabih Alameddine
language : bs
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Hakawati written by Rabih Alameddine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Fiction categories.
The Clothesline Swing
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Author : Ahmad Danny Ramadan
language : en
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
Release Date : 2017-04-29
The Clothesline Swing written by Ahmad Danny Ramadan and has been published by Harbour Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-29 with Fiction categories.
The Clothesline Swing is a journey through the troublesome aftermath of the Arab Spring. A former Syrian refugee himself, Ramadan unveils an enthralling tale of courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, the hope of a new home in Canada. Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, a storyteller, keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he weaves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving home, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing.
An Unnecessary Woman
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Author : Rabih Alameddine
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-11-17
An Unnecessary Woman written by Rabih Alameddine and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-17 with Fiction categories.
Aaliya Saleh lives alone in her Beirut apartment, surrounded by stockpiles of books. Godless, fatherless, childless, and divorced, Aaliya is her family’s 'unnecessary appendage'. Every year, she translates a new favourite book into Arabic, then stows it away. The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read - by anyone. This breathtaking portrait of a reclusive woman follows Aaliya’s digressive mind as it ricochets across visions of past and present Beirut. Colourful musings on literature, philosophy, and art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War and Aaliya’s own volatile past. As she tries to overcome her ageing body and spontaneous emotional upwellings, Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left. A love letter to literature and its power to define who we are, the prodigiously gifted Rabih Alameddine has given us a magnificent rendering of one woman's life in the Middle East.
Hakawati
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Author : Rabih Alameddine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Hakawati written by Rabih Alameddine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
Theater In Israel
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Author : Linda Ben-Zvi
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1996
Theater In Israel written by Linda Ben-Zvi and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Drama categories.
The first book-length investigation of theater and drama in Israel
In Between Identities Signs Of Islam In Contemporary American Writing
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Author : John Waldmeir
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-09-11
In Between Identities Signs Of Islam In Contemporary American Writing written by John Waldmeir and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-11 with Art categories.
Using Islamic tradition as a resource, the poets, novelists, playwright, filmmaker, and illustrator in this study discover signs of God’s creative actions amid the tensions of contemporary Muslim American identity.
All Strangers Are Kin
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Author : Zora O'Neill
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2016-06-14
All Strangers Are Kin written by Zora O'Neill and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-14 with Travel categories.
An American woman determined to learn the Arabic language travels to the Middle East to pursue her dream in this “witty memoir” (Us Weekly). The shadda is the key difference between a pigeon (hamam) and a bathroom (hammam). Be careful, our professor advised, that you don’t ask a waiter, ‘Excuse me, where is the pigeon?’—or, conversely, order a roasted toilet . . . If you’ve ever studied a foreign language, you know what happens when you first truly and clearly communicate with another person. As Zora O’Neill recalls, you feel like a magician. If that foreign language is Arabic, you just might feel like a wizard. They say that Arabic takes seven years to learn and a lifetime to master. O’Neill had put in her time. Steeped in grammar tomes and outdated textbooks, she faced an increasing certainty that she was not only failing to master Arabic, but also driving herself crazy. She took a decade-long hiatus, but couldn’t shake her fascination with the language or the cultures it had opened up to her. So she decided to jump back in—this time with a new approach. In this book, she takes us along on her grand tour through the Middle East, from Egypt to the United Arab Emirates to Lebanon and Morocco. She’s packed her dictionaries, her unsinkable sense of humor, and her talent for making fast friends of strangers. From quiet, bougainvillea-lined streets to the lively buzz of crowded medinas, from families’ homes to local hotspots, she brings a part of the world thousands of miles away right to your door—and reminds us that learning another tongue leaves you rich with so much more than words. “You will travel through countries and across centuries, meeting professors and poets, revolutionaries, nomads, and nerds . . . [A] warm and hilarious book.” —Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey “Her tale of her ‘Year of Speaking Arabic Badly’ is a genial and revealing pleasure.” —The Seattle Times