The Dark Side of Love by Rafik Schami
A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - and he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man's mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely and discovers the murderer's motive: it is a blood feud between the Mushtak and Shahin clans, reaching back to the beginnings of the 20th century. And, linked to it, a love story that can have no happy ending, for reconciliation has no place within the old tribal structures. Rafik Schami's dazzling novel spans a century of Syrian history in which politics and religions continue to torment an entire people. Simultaneously, his poetic stories from three generations tell of the courage of lovers who risk death sooner than deny their passions. He has also written a heartfelt tribute to his hometown Damascus and a great and moving hymn to the power of love.
This isn't an easy read, but it is well worth the effortI think it is a literary masterpiece and that everyone interested in Middle Eastern literature should ensure they read it. Highly recommended. Farm Lane Books Blog 201011
Rafik Schami was born in Damascus in 1946, came to Germany in 1971 and studied chemistry in Heidelberg. Today he is the most successful German-speaking Arabic writer. His novels have been translated into 21 languages and received numerous international awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906697112 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906697116 |
| Title | The Dark Side of Love |
| Author | Rafik Schami |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arabia Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 896 |
| Prizes | Winner of Independent Publisher Book Awards: Multicultural Fiction (Adult) Bronze Award 2010, Winner of ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award: Fiction - Translations 2009, Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2010, Short-listed for ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award: Fiction - Literary 2009 |
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