{"product_id":"the-hakawati-paperback","title":"The Hakawati - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRabih Alameddine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003ehakawati\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eThe Hakawati\u003c\/b\u003e, Rabih Alameddine has given us an \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e for this century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabih Alameddine was born in Amman, Jordan to Lebanese parents, and grew up in Kuwait and Lebanon. He was educated in England and America, and has an engineering degree from UCLA and an MBA from the University of San Francisco. He is also the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eKoolaids: Or The Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e, the story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Perv\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eI, the Divine: A Novel in First Chapters\u003c\/i\u003e. His pieces have appeared in \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAl-Hayat\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Mr. Alameddine, a painter as well as an author, has had solo gallery exhibitions in cities throughout the United States, Europe and the Middle East. He has lectured at numerous universities including M.I.T and the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Mr. Alameddine was the recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship in 2002. He divides his time between San Francisco and Beirut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.08 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176899121287,"sku":"9780307386274","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b67191fc7f2dfca28b85aac658f1a3b7.webp?v=1733393448","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-hakawati-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}