Lesser writers might write a book based on only one of the dozens of stories alameddine delivers. May 18, 2008 rabih alameddine discusses his new book, the hakawati. Alameddine was born in amman, jordan to lebanese druze parents alameddine himself is an atheist. As the protagonist sits by the bedside of his dying father, the reader is pulled into an otherworldly web of stories inspired by arab legend. Lesser writers might write a book based on only one of the dozens of stories alameddine delivers in just a. At times, the stunning creative drive in the hakawati, with its wealth of stories and characters. In 2003, osama alkharrat returns to beirut after many years in america to stand vigil at his fathers deathbed. Vrlo lako najbolja knjiga koju sam citala u zadnjih par mjeseci. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Rabih alameddine s new novel, the hakawati, is a sprawling, delicious panoply of over the top tales of love, sex, murder, heroism, magic, loss, triumph, skulduggery, noblesse, repentance, lies, redemption, loyalty, curses, and just about everything else, all plaited into a set of parallel narratives which augment and illuminate each other. May 18, 2008 alameddines novel also draws on ancient tradition to make an old form authentically new. Aaliya is one of the more memorable characters in contemporary fiction, and every page of this extraordinary novel demands to be savored and reread. The hakawati by rabih alameddine overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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The hakawati or, the storyteller is a sweeping, wildly imaginative feast of a novel, bursting with the myths of the middle east. The book focuses on the protagonists quiet, day to day life as a. Rabih alameddine is the author of the novels koolaids, i, the divine and the hakawati, the story collection, the perv, and most recently, an unnecessary woman. With the hakawati, rabih alameddine has given us an arabian nights for. But the hakawati could have used some editorial tightening. Oct, 2016 the voice of alameddines hakawati was arch, often camp, terrifying and emotive. A long, long time ago, an emir lived in a distant land, in a beautiful city, a green city with many trees and exquisite gurgling fountains whose sound lulled the citizens to sleep at night.
Nonetheless, alameddine deserves credit for telling a story the west should pay attention to, and evoking the diversity of the arab world christian, muslim. He was educated in england and america, and has an engineering degree from ucla and an mba from the university of san. He grew up in kuwait and lebanon, which he left at age 17 to live first in england and then in california. The hakawati isbn 9780307266798 pdf epub rabih alameddine. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. An unnecessary woman is definitely a new all time favorite and has knocked the hakawati from top spot as my favorite book by alameddine. The hakawati ebook by rabih alameddine rakuten kobo. Rabih alameddine has spun a honeycomb of fable, family history, and lebanese lore in his newest novel, the hakawati. Rabih alameddine is the hakawati, and in the very near future, everyone will know how to pronounce his name. The hakawati storyteller in arabic is a novel written by rabih alameddine and published by alfred a. The hakawati epub rabih alameddine achat ebook fnac. Rabih alameddine discusses his new book, the hakawati. The novel explores lebanese families and cultures, and was well received by critics.
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