{"product_id":"the-hakawati","title":"The Hakawati","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2003, Osama al-Kharrat returns to Beirut after many years in America to stand vigil at his fathers deathbed. As the family gathers, stories begin to unfold: Osamas grandfather was a hakawati, 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 The Hakawati, Rabih Alameddine has given us an Arabian Nights for this century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossword.in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48546232238297,"sku":"BK0530160","price":570.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/3066\/9017\/files\/81xTAi-cH2L._SL1500.jpg?v=1776515545","url":"https:\/\/www.crossword.in\/products\/the-hakawati","provider":"Crossword.in ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}