The Storyteller of Damascus by Schami, Rafik

The Storyteller of Damascus (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781623719715)

Vendor: Rafik Schami
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Storyteller of Damascus by Schami, Rafik

The Storyteller of Damascus

$18.95
The Storyteller of Damascus by Schami, Rafik

The Storyteller of Damascus

$18.95
Format: Hardcover
Description
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An authentic taste of the old Damascene tradition of storytelling that will inspire children's imagination. An old storyteller roams through the old quarter of Damascus. For only one piaster, he offers to show the children the wonders of the world. The children look through the peepholes of his magic box, which he carries on his back from one neighborhood to the next. There they see and hear the love story of Sami, the shepherd boy, and the beautiful Leyla. But over time, the story changes... pictures inside the wonder box become old and start to fade away, replaced by cutouts from recent advertisements. A stunningly-illustrated children's book filled with love, intrigue, courage, loyalty, and the sounds and smells of old Damascus.

Author: Rafik Schami
ISBN-10: 1623719712
ISBN-13: 9781623719715
Publisher: Crocodile Books
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2018
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2018 pg. 103
School Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 70
Publishers Weekly 12/17/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory
By Rafik Schami
By Rafik Schami
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Rafik Schami was born in Damascus in 1946, went to Germany in 1971 to study, and stayed on to become a leading German novelist and a pivotal figure in the European migrant literature movement. His novels have been translated into 22 languages and have received numerous international literary awards including the Hermann Hesse Prize. His translated works published by Interlink include Damascus Nights, The Calligrapher's Secret, A Hand Full of Stars, Sophia, and The Dark Side of Love, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was a 2010 Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal.

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