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The Hakawati (Reprint Edition) by Rabih Alameddine Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-307-38627-9 / 0307386279 ISBN-13: 978-0-307-38627-4 / 9780307386274 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 a |