The Storyteller, Or, the Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine

The Storyteller, Or, the Hakawati

Rabih Alameddine

513 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Osama al-Kharrat left Lebanon at 16 to escape the civil war. He returns after some years, much changed, to find his father bedridden and his family, friends and enemies gathered close, gossiping, making peace, and above all, telling stories.

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