An edition of Erzähler der Nacht (1989)

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An edition of Erzähler der Nacht (1989)

Damascus nights

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In the classical Arab tradition of tale-telling, here is a magical book that celebrates the power of storytelling, delightfully transformed for modern sensibilities by an award-winning author. The time is present-day Damascus, and Salim the coachman, the city's most famous storyteller, is mysteriously struck dumb. To break the spell, seven friends gather for seven nights to present Salim with seven wondrous "gifts" — seven stories of their own design. Upon this enchanting frame of tales told in the fragrant Arabian night, the words of the past grow fainter, as ancient customs are yielding to modern turmoil. While the hairdresser, the teacher, the wife of the locksmith sip their tea and pass the water pipe, they swap stories about the magical and the mundane: about djinnis and princesses, about contemporary politics and the difficulties of bargaining in a New York department store. And as one tale leads to another... and another... all of Damascus appears before your eyes, along with a vision of storytelling- and talk- as the essence of friendship, of community, of life.

A sly and graceful work, a delight to readers young and old, Damascus Nights is, according to Publishers Weekly, "a highly atmospheric, pungent narrative

Publish Date
Publisher
Interlink Books
Language
English
Pages
263

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Cover of: Damascus nights
Damascus nights
2011, Interlink Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: Damascus Nights
Damascus Nights
Sep 01, 2011, Arabia Books
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Erzähler der Nacht
Erzähler der Nacht
1999, dtv
Paperback in German - Ungekürzte Taschenbuchausgabe, 9. Auflage
Cover of: Damascus nights
Damascus nights
1995, Scribner Paperback Fiction
Paperback in English - 1st Scribner Paperback Fiction ed.

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Edition Notes

Published in
Northhampton, Massachusetts
Translation Of
Erzähler der Nacht
Translated From
German

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
833/.914
Library of Congress
PT2680.A448 E713 2011

Contributors

Translator
Philip Boehm

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
263 pages ;
Number of pages
263
Dimensions
8 x 5.25 x inches

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25284403M
Internet Archive
damascusnights0000scha_h6e9
ISBN 10
1566568315
ISBN 13
9781566568319
LCCN
2012372593

Work Description

Kutscher Salim, der beste Geschichtenerzähler von Damaskus, verstummt plötzlich. Nur sieben besondere Gaben können ihn erlösen. Seine Freunde finden allmählich heraus, welche Gaben gemeint sein könnten - die schönsten, die es gibt: Geschichten!

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