A History of the Big House
By Charif Majdalani
Translated by Ruth Diver
By Charif Majdalani
Translated by Ruth Diver
By Charif Majdalani
Translated by Ruth Diver
By Charif Majdalani
Translated by Ruth Diver
Category: Historical Fiction
Category: Historical Fiction
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$18.99
Dec 17, 2024 | ISBN 9781635423402
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Dec 17, 2024 | ISBN 9781635423419
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Praise
“Deliberately paced and carefully written: a memorable evocation of a distant but not irrecoverable time.” —Kirkus Reviews
“This is what happens when poets write history; Majdalani weaves facts and dreams, the lives of men and nations, real and imagined, the smell of orange trees, of strong, black coffee on a Levantine morning—you can almost taste it. I could see that big house; I recognized it. This book took me home.” —Yara Zgheib, author of No Land to Light On
Praise for Charif Majdalani:
“Majdalani’s novels are much praised in the Francophone world, and with good reason. His seductive prose twists and turns…gracefully drawing on Arabic storytelling traditions while offering a modern narrative crackling with razor-sharp humor.” —New York Times Book Review
“Majdalani immerses the reader in a tinted world of djellabas, caravans, daggers, banquets, and palanquins…[He] renders the complex social landscape of the Middle East and North Africa with subtlety and finesse.” —Wall Street Journal
“Charming…Majdalani’s writing sparkles.” —Publishers Weekly
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