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Book Review: The Calligrapher's Secret (2011) by Rafik Schami

Syria: the power of words
A review of Rafik Schami's Damascus Nights


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Sarmada

Sarmada


by Fadi Azzam

Rafik Schami's SWALLOW EDITIONS is proud to present emerging writers from the Arab world.

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  2011-10-01
  9781906697372
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Price: £10.40


Sarmada

Sarmada


by Fadi Azzam

Rafik Schami's SWALLOW EDITIONS is proud to present emerging writers from the Arab world.

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  2011-10-01
  9781906697341
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Price: £7.99


Damascus Nights

Damascus Nights


by Rafik Schami

Salim the coachman tells enchanting tales, but suddenly he is struck dumb. Just as Scheherazade told tales to save her life, Salim’s friends must spin yarns to save his speech. Set in Damascus in 1959, the novel alternates the real lives of our storytellers with stories from the distant past.

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  2011-09-08
  978-1-906697-35-8
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Abduction

Abduction


by Anouar Benmalek

Though several decades have passed since the savage climax of Algeria’s long and bloody war of independence, it still casts a long and haunting shadow over everyday life.This is the story of Aziz, and his wife and daughter - Meriem and Chehra. How far will one man go to save his family?

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  2011-09-01
  978-1-906697-334
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Price: £10.39


The Calligrapher's Secret

The Calligrapher's Secret


by Rafik Schami

Now out in paperback! 'Schami, born in Damascus, is one of Germany's most respected writers, bridging Arab and Western culture with his exquisite storytelling. A novel to be savored.' – Publishers Weekly, October 25, 2010

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  2011-03-21
  9781906697280
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Price: £7.19