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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 : fr
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 categories.
"Ecoute. Permets-moi d'être ton dieu. Laisse-moi t'emmener dans un voyage au-delà de l'imagination. Laisse-moi te raconter une histoire." Le grand-père d'Osama était un conteur, un hakawati, et ses histoires ensorcelantes - son arrivée au Liban, orphelin des guerres turques, l'obtention de son nom de famille, al-Kharrat, qui signifie le "hâbleur" - se mêlent à des légendes classiques du Moyen-Orient, revisitées avec une verve éblouissante: Abraham et Isaac; Ismaël, père des tribus arabes; la légendaire Fatima ; et Baïbars, le prince esclave qui vainquit les Croisés. A la manière d'un authentique hakawati, Rabih Alameddine nous livre les Mille et une nuits du vingt et unième siècle - un roman drôle et captivant qui vous enchante et vous tient en haleine dès les premières lignes.
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 : 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.
Modern Arab American Fiction
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Author : Steven Salaita
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2011-04-13
Modern Arab American Fiction written by Steven Salaita and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
Within the spectrum of American literary traditions, Arab American literature is relatively new. Writing produced by Americans of Arab origin is mainly a product of the twentieth century and only started to flourish in the past thirty years. While this young but thriving literature varies widely in content and style, it emerges from a common community and within a specific historical, political, and cultural context. In Modern Arab American Fiction, Salaita maps out the landscape of this genre as he details rather than defines the last century of Arab American fiction. Exploring the works of such best-selling authors as Rabih Alameddine, Mohja Kahf, Laila Halaby, Diana Abu-Jaber, Alicia Erian, and Randa Jarrar, Salaita highlights the development of each author’s writing and how each has influenced Arab American fiction. He examines common themes including the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Lebanese Civil War of 1975–90, the representation and practice of Islam in the United States, social issues such as gender and national identity in Arab cultures, and the various identities that come with being Arab American. Combining the accessibility of a primer with in-depth critical analysis, Modern Arab American Fiction is suitable for a broad audience, those unfamiliar with the subject area, as well as scholars of the literature.
The Unexpected Love Objects Of Dunya Noor
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Author : Rana Haddad
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
The Unexpected Love Objects Of Dunya Noor written by Rana Haddad and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Man-woman relationships categories.
Aspiring photographer Dunya Noor discovers early on that her curious spirit, rebellious nature, and very curly hair are a recipe for disaster in 1980s Syria. Many years later in London, she meets Hilal, the son of a humble tailor from Aleppo and no match for Dunya, daughter of the great heart surgeon Joseph Noor. But, dreamy, restless Dunya falls in love with Hilal and they decide to return to Syria together, embarking on a journey that will change them both forever. Rana Haddad's vivid and satirical debut novel captures the essence of life under the Assad dictatorship, in all its rigid absurdity.
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.
Political Performance In Syria
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Author : Edward Ziter
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-11-04
Political Performance In Syria written by Edward Ziter and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-04 with Performing Arts categories.
Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation.
Colors Of Enchantment
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Author : Sherifa Zuhur
language : en
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2001
Colors Of Enchantment written by Sherifa Zuhur and has been published by American Univ in Cairo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Art categories.
In this companion volume to the successful Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East (AUC Press, 1998), historian and ethnomusicologist Sherifa Zuhur has once again commissioned and edited authoritative essays from noteworthy scholars from around the globe that explore the visual and performing arts in the Middle East. What differentiates this volume from its predecessor is its investigation of theater, from the early modern period to the contemporary. Topics include race and national identity in Egyptian theater, early writing in the Arab theater in North America, Persian-language theater from its origins through the twentieth century, Palestinian nationalist theater, and a survey of the work of noted Egyptian playwright Yusuf Idris. Other aspects of the arts are not neglected, of course, as further avenues of dance, music, and the visual arts are explored. Marked by interesting and fresh perspectives, Colors of Enchantment is another vital contribution to scholarship on the arts of the Middle East. Contributors: Najwa Adra, Wijdan Ali, Sami Asmar, Clarissa Burt, Michael Frishkopf, M. R. Ghanoonparvar, Tori Haring-Smith, Kathleen Hood, Deborah Kapchan, Neil van der Linden, Samia Mehrez, Mona Mikhail, Sami A. Ofeish, 'Ali Jihad Racy, Rashad Rida, Tonia Rifaey, Edward Said, Lori Anne Salem, Philip D. Schuyler, Selim Sednaoui, Reuven Snir, James Stone, Eve Troutt Powell, and Sherifa Zuhur.