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Yalo

by Elias Khoury ...

Translated by Peter Theroux ...

Series series Rainmaker Translations
Yalo propels us into a skewed universe of brutal misunderstanding, of love and alienation, of self-discovery and luminous transcendence. At the center of the vortex stands Yalo, a young man drifting between worlds like a stray dog on the streets of Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. Living with his mother who "lost her face in the mirror," he falls in with a dangerous circle whose violent ... Read more

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Yalo propels us into a skewed universe of brutal misunderstanding, of love and alienation, of self-discovery and luminous transcendence. At the center of the vortex stands Yalo, a young man drifting between worlds like a stray dog on the streets of Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. Living with his mother who "lost her face in the mirror," he falls in with a dangerous circle whose violent
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Brandy Mud, The

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The year is 1840 and the perilous trade of whaling threatens to dash both fortune and sanity against the rocks for seasoned schooner Captain Stanley Knowles. Professionally adrift and beset by passionate entanglements, Stanley charts a course through hazardous waters, seeking to salvage his affairs while clinging to personal morals amidst mounting turmoil.When ship and shore alike promise danger, ... Read more

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The year is 1840 and the perilous trade of whaling threatens to dash both fortune and sanity against the rocks for seasoned schooner Captain Stanley Knowles. Professionally adrift and beset by passionate entanglements, Stanley charts a course through hazardous waters, seeking to salvage his affairs while clinging to personal morals amidst mounting turmoil.When ship and shore alike promise danger,
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Yalo

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Elias Khoury’s novel Yalo propels us into a fantastic universe of skewed reality that leaves us breathless to the last sentence.We follow the path of a young man, Yalo, who is growing up like a stray dog on the streets of Beirut during the long years of the Lebanese civil war. Living with his mother, who “lost her face in the mirror,” he falls in with a dangerous gang whose violent escapades he ... Read more

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Elias Khoury’s novel Yalo propels us into a fantastic universe of skewed reality that leaves us breathless to the last sentence.We follow the path of a young man, Yalo, who is growing up like a stray dog on the streets of Beirut during the long years of the Lebanese civil war. Living with his mother, who “lost her face in the mirror,” he falls in with a dangerous gang whose violent escapades he
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The Butcher's Theater

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by Jonathan Kellerman ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThey call the ancient hills of Jerusalem the butcher’s theater. Here, upon this bloodstained stage, a faceless killer performs his violent specialty. The first to die brutally is a girl. She is drained of blood, then carefully bathed and shrouded in white. Precisely one week later, a second victim is found.“Crisp . . . suspenseful . . . intense.”—The New York Times Book ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThey call the ancient hills of Jerusalem the butcher’s theater. Here, upon this bloodstained stage, a faceless killer performs his violent specialty. The first to die brutally is a girl. She is drained of blood, then carefully bathed and shrouded in white. Precisely one week later, a second victim is found.“Crisp . . . suspenseful . . . intense.”—The New York Times Book
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Out of Egypt

A Memoir

by André Aciman ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name, Out of Egypt is a richly colored memoir chronicling the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later.In elegant and witty prose, André Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil, ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name, Out of Egypt is a richly colored memoir chronicling the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later.In elegant and witty prose, André Aciman introduces us to the marvelous eccentrics who shaped his life--Uncle Vili, the strutting daredevil,
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The Jerusalem Quartet

Sinai Tapestry, Jerusalem Poker, Nile Shadows, and Jericho Mosaic

by Edward Whittemore ...

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A special four-in-one edition of Edward Whittemore's epic Jerusalem QuartetIn Sinai Tapestry, it is 1840, and Plantagenet Strongbow, the twenty-ninth duke of Dorset, seven-feet-seven-inches tall and the greatest swordsman and botanist of Victorian England, walks away from the family estate and disappears into the Sinai Desert carrying only a large magnifying glass and a portable sundial. He ... Read more

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A special four-in-one edition of Edward Whittemore's epic Jerusalem QuartetIn Sinai Tapestry, it is 1840, and Plantagenet Strongbow, the twenty-ninth duke of Dorset, seven-feet-seven-inches tall and the greatest swordsman and botanist of Victorian England, walks away from the family estate and disappears into the Sinai Desert carrying only a large magnifying glass and a portable sundial. He
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The Crown & the Arrow

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by Renée Ahdieh ...

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In this richly woven young adult fantasy short story, a brave young woman enters a deadly marriage that promises to challenge the bounds of love, hate, and sacrifice.Seventy-one days and seventy-one nights had come and gone since Khalid began killing his brides.This dawn, Khalid would mark the loss of the seventy-second girl, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran.Khalid didn’t know how many more of these dawns he ... Read more

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In this richly woven young adult fantasy short story, a brave young woman enters a deadly marriage that promises to challenge the bounds of love, hate, and sacrifice.Seventy-one days and seventy-one nights had come and gone since Khalid began killing his brides.This dawn, Khalid would mark the loss of the seventy-second girl, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran.Khalid didn’t know how many more of these dawns he
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Habibi

by Naomi Shihab Nye ...

Fourteen-year-old Liyana Abboud would rather not have to change her life...especially now that she has been kissed, for the very first time and quite by surprise, by a boy named Jackson.But when her parents announce that Liyana's family is moving from St. Louis, Missouri, to Jerusalem -- to the land where her father was born -- Liyana's whole world shifts.What does Jerusalem hold for Liyana? A ... Read more

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Fourteen-year-old Liyana Abboud would rather not have to change her life...especially now that she has been kissed, for the very first time and quite by surprise, by a boy named Jackson.But when her parents announce that Liyana's family is moving from St. Louis, Missouri, to Jerusalem -- to the land where her father was born -- Liyana's whole world shifts.What does Jerusalem hold for Liyana? A
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Sitt Marie Rose

by Etel Adnan ...

Fiction. Translated from the French by Georgina Kleege, SITT MARIE ROSE is an extraordinary novel on the Civil War in Lebanon. A small press bestseller, now in its ninth edition, it is the story of a woman abducted by militiamen during the civil war in Lebanon. Already a classic of war literature, it won the France-Pays Arabes award in Paris and has been translated into ten languages. It has been ... Read more

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Fiction. Translated from the French by Georgina Kleege, SITT MARIE ROSE is an extraordinary novel on the Civil War in Lebanon. A small press bestseller, now in its ninth edition, it is the story of a woman abducted by militiamen during the civil war in Lebanon. Already a classic of war literature, it won the France-Pays Arabes award in Paris and has been translated into ten languages. It has been
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Selected Stories of The Arabian Nights

After Sehrazat finished these stories, she turned to Sehriyar and said:"However, dear Padishah, these stories I've told are nothing when compared to the story of the fisherman."When Sehriyar asked:"What kind of a story is it?Sehrazat started to tell the story.İnce Kapak:Sayfa Sayısı: 32Baskı Yılı: 2007e-Kitap:Sayfa Sayısı: 19Baskı Yılı: 2007<... ... Read more

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After Sehrazat finished these stories, she turned to Sehriyar and said:"However, dear Padishah, these stories I've told are nothing when compared to the story of the fisherman."When Sehriyar asked:"What kind of a story is it?Sehrazat started to tell the story.İnce Kapak:Sayfa Sayısı: 32Baskı Yılı: 2007e-Kitap:Sayfa Sayısı: 19Baskı Yılı: 2007<...
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Foreigner

A Novel

by Nahid Rachlin ...

"A rare, intimate look at Iranians. . . . I have read [this book] four times by now, and each time I have discovered new layers in it." —Anne Tyler, New York Times Book Review"Nahid Rachlin has an intimate insider's knowledge of present-day everyday Iran — of people and places, houses, streets, and families — and she writes of them with a clarity of perception and style that makes them instantly ... Read more

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"A rare, intimate look at Iranians. . . . I have read [this book] four times by now, and each time I have discovered new layers in it." —Anne Tyler, New York Times Book Review"Nahid Rachlin has an intimate insider's knowledge of present-day everyday Iran — of people and places, houses, streets, and families — and she writes of them with a clarity of perception and style that makes them instantly
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Wolves of the Crescent Moon

by Yousef Al-mohaimeed ...

“The first great Saudi novel.” —The New York SunBanned in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this provocative, fast-paced debut novel confirms what The Washington Post reported about its award-winning author: "Yousef Al-Mohaimeed is taking on some of the most divisive subjects in the Arab world . . . in a lush style that evokes Gabriel García Márquez."In a Riyadh bus station, a man comes across a file ... Read more

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“The first great Saudi novel.” —The New York SunBanned in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this provocative, fast-paced debut novel confirms what The Washington Post reported about its award-winning author: "Yousef Al-Mohaimeed is taking on some of the most divisive subjects in the Arab world . . . in a lush style that evokes Gabriel García Márquez."In a Riyadh bus station, a man comes across a file
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