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An edition of Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen (2008)

The Calligrapher’s Secret

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Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of the art of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weaknesses in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes for radical reform, never guessing what risks he is running. His beautiful wife, Nura, is ignorant of her husband’s ambitions, knowing only his cold, avaricious side. So it’s no wonder she feels flattered by the attentions of his young apprentice. And so begins a passionate love story—the love of a Muslim woman and a Christian man.

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Interlink Books
Language
English
Pages
464

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Subjects

Fiction, Calligraphers, Husband and wife, Apprentices, Fiction, romance, general, Married people, fiction, Middle east, fiction, Intercultural communication, Arabic Calligraphy, Religions, relations

Places

Syria, Damascus (Syria)

Times

1941-1950, 1951-1960

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The Calligrapher’s Secret
2012, Interlink Books
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The Calligrapher’s Secret
2011, Interlink Books
Paperback in English - 1st American ed.
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The Calligrapher’s Secret
2010, Arabia Books
Hardcover in English
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L'amante di Damasco
2009, Garzanti
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Cover of: Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen
Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen: Roman
August 20, 2008, Hanser
Hardcover in German - Originalausgabe

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Edition Notes

Published in
Northampton, MA, USA
Translation Of
Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen
Translated From
German

Contributors

Translator
Anthea Bell

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
444 pages
Number of pages
464

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL34850291M
ISBN 10
1566568757
ISBN 13
9781566568753
OCLC/WorldCat
946614224

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16113468W

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Work Description

In Damaskus macht ein Gerücht die Runde: Nura, die schöne Frau des berühmten Kalligraphen Hamid Farsi, sei geflüchtet. Warum hat sie ein Leben, um das viele sie beneiden, hinter sich gelassen? Oder war sie Opfer einer Entführung der Gegner ihres Mannes? Schon als junger Mann wird Farsi als Wunderkind der Kalligraphie gefeiert. Nun arbeitet er verbissen an Plänen für eine radikale Reform der arabischen Sprache, nicht ahnend, dass zwischen Nura und seinem Lehrling Salman eine leidenschaftliche Liebe ihren Anfang nimmt - die Liebe zwischen einer Muslimin und einem Christen.

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