{"product_id":"the-hakawati-1","title":"The Hakawati","description":"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 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 The Hakawati, Rabih Alameddine has given us an Arabian Nights for this century.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0307386279\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0307386279.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Alameddine, Rabih\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43389458546749,"sku":"BVV.0307386279.VG","price":5.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0307386279-0.jpg?v=1784755626","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-hakawati-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}