The Hakawati by Alameddine, Rabih - 2008

Pan Macmillan, 2008. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 513 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 2003, Osama al-Kharrat returns to Beirut after many years in America to stand vigil at his father's deathbed. The city is a shell of the Beirut Osama remembers, but he and his friends and family take solace in the things that have always sustained them: gossip, laughter, and, above all, stories. Osama's grandfather was a hakawati, or storyteller, and his bewitching stories--of his arrival in Lebanon, an orphan of the Turkish wars, and of how he earned the name "al-Kharrat," the fibster--are interwoven with classic tales of the Middle East, stunningly reimagined. Here are Abraham and Isaac; Ishmael, father of the Arab tribes; the ancient, fabled Fatima; and… Read More

Picador, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5x1x8. The wraps are tidy overall with little edge rub. The binding is excellent. The pages are lightly tanned but clean with no inscriptions or annotations. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Pan Macmillan, 2008-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1.6535 in x 9.2126 in x 5.9843 in. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.