The Night Counter (Paperback)

Alia Yunis

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Random House USA Inc, New York, 2010

0307453634 / 9780307453631

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Paperback. A magical debut that asks, which stories would you tell if you only had nine days left in which to tell them?"An immigrant-ethnic cocktail laced with political oppression, but before shaking, Alia Yunis adds Scheherazade, the fabled storyteller who kept herself alive by distracting her tyrannical husband for a thousand and one nights."--Carolyn See, Washington PostAfter 85 years,Fatima knows that she is dying because for the last 991 days she has been visited by the immortal storyteller from TheArabian Nights, Scheherazade.Just as Scheherazade spun magical stories for 1,001 nights to save her own life, Fatima has spent each night telling Scheherazade her life stories. But with only nine days left before her death, Fatima has a few loose ends to tie up. She must find a wife for her openly gay grandson, teach Arabic (and birth control) to her 17-year-old great-granddaughter, make amends with her estranged husband, and decide which of her troublesome children should inherit her family's home in Lebanon--a house she herself has not seen in nearly 70 years.Fatima's children are spread far apart and are wrapped up in their own chaotic lives seemingly disinterested in their mother and their inheritances. But as she weaves stories of her husband, children, and grandchildren, Fatima brings together a family that is bothcapricious and steadfast, affectionate and also smothering, connected yet terribly alone. Taken all together, they present a striking and surprising tapestry of modern Arab American life.Shifting between America and Lebanon over the last hundred years, Alia Yunis crafts a bewitching debut novel imbued with great humanity, imagination, family drama and a touch of magic realism. Be prepared to feel utterly charmed. A magic carpet ride examining the lives of Fatima Abdullah and her huge dysfunctional family. Imitating Scheherazade, Fatima spins her own tales to the legendary storyteller, Scheherazade. And she has plenty of material: Fatima is dying, and more interested in her prized possessions, including a house in Lebanon, than in reuniting her splintered offspring and her estranged husband, Ibraham. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
The Night Counter (Paperback)
Autore
Alia Yunis
Editore
Random House USA Inc, New York
Anno di pubblicazione
2010
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0307453634
ISBN 13
9780307453631

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