{"product_id":"the-hakawati","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 \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.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52582369100087,"sku":"9780307386274","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/9926\/1239\/files\/imageloader_467827b4-7181-4f18-9ff0-d0e14f488646.jpg?v=1782852025","url":"https:\/\/shop.queerbooks.com\/products\/the-hakawati","provider":"Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}