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Arabesques

by Anton Shammas · 1986

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Available again, Arabesques is a classic, complex novel of identity, memory, and history in the Middle East and points beyond—including Iowa and New York City. Anton Shammas, the first Arab to write a novel in Hebrew, has given us a riveting look at a people we hear too little about: Palestinian Christians. Arabesques was chosen as one of the best books of 1988 by the editors of the New York Times Book Review.

Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisMiddle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of thisIsraelIsraelMore like thisLess of thisPalestinePalestineMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 263 pages

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