The Hakawati
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....
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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 Fat
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ASIN: B0017L8N5U
Pages no: 528
Edition language: English
AudibleDNFI got an ebook's sample from Amazon and I enjoyed it. Now I know -the way this book is structured it is much better to read to it than to listen to it. Even if I liked the narrator at the beginning, I found very difficult to follow the plot. There is no pause or voice changing between the...
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