{"product_id":"9780307386274","title":"The Hakawati","description":"\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","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024065937648,"sku":"9780307386274","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307386274_p0.jpg?v=1763671858","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307386274","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}