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The art of war by rabih alameddine online at alibris. Yet rabih alameddine s second novel is an assured followup to its beirutborn authors riveting debut, koolaids 1998, a novel in vignettes that miraculously captured the dual disasters of the. Bookseller overview upcoming releases full catalog download contact. Browse rabih alameddine s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The novel is set in beirut during the lebanese civil war and san. The majority of the story takes place in san francisco and beirut, the sites of two very different wars. Rabih alameddine audio books, best sellers, author bio. The art of war is a novel by rabih alameddine, an author and painter who lives in both san francisco and beirut. Koolaids by rabih alameddine abebooks shop for books, art. The hakawati by rabih alameddine koolaids by rabih alameddine the stone of laughter by hoda barakat yalo by elias. An extraordinary literary debut, this book is about the aids epidemic, the civil war. Following the publication of his critically acclaimed first novel, koolaids, rabih alameddine offers a collection of stories that explores the experience of a number of lebanese characters men and women, gay and straightwhose lives have been blown apart by a disastrous civil war and the resulting international diaspora. He grew up in kuwait and lebanon, before moving first to england and then to california. It is a story set very much during the lebanese civil war.
Like koolaids, it is a rigorously fragmented novel about loss and anger and aids. Your partner, your children and most of your friends are british. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books. Read or download koolaids art of war by rabih alameddine.
The book just jumped at readers and they i think too notice of him then. The art of war is a novel by rabih alameddine, an author and painter. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Koolaids quotes showing 110 of 10 i wonder if being sane means disregarding the chaos that is life, pretending only an infinitesimal segment of it is reality. Rabih alameddine s koolaids is a novel that moves back and forth with relative ease between individual voices, religious text, and ruminations on art, literature, sex, and philosophy. When did your instinct to make visual art shade over into narrative. Koolaids rabih alameddine on free shipping on qualifying offers. Daring in form as well as content, koolaids turns the traditional novel inside out and hangs it on the clothesline to air. Voices move back and forth, often without context and without the authorial kindness of giving the reader the knowledge of who is speaking. Rabih alameddine was born in amman, jordan to lebanese parents, and grew up in kuwait and lebanon. Koolaids by rabih alameddine book cover, description, publication history.
Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Voices move back and forth, often without context and without the authorial kindness of giving the. The art of war also told simultaneous stories, about death in san francisco. Of course before that, there was koolaids and some more books that he had written but this discussion is about koolaids. The art of war book online at best prices in india on. Read koolaids by rabih alameddine available from rakuten kobo.
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An extraordinary literary debut, this book is about the aids epidemic, the civil war in beirut, death, sex, and the meaning of life. The impact of the aids epidemic and the lebanese civil war in beirut on a circle of. Daring, dazzling a tough, funny, heartbreaking book. Koolaids ebook by rabih alameddine 9780802190970 rakuten. Rabih alameddine is a master and captures the friendships and introspection of gay men in san francisco as they discover they have aids and face an early death. Koolaids and millions of other books are available for instant access. He was educated in england and america, and has an engineering degree from ucla and an mba from the university of san francisco. Detailing the impact of the aids epidemic and the lebanese civil war in be. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books gift ideas sell. Rabih alameddines koolaids is a novel that moves back and forth with relative ease between individual voices, religious text, and ruminations on art, literature, sex, and philosophy. Read koolaids art of war by rabih alameddine, download koolaids art of war by rabih alameddine in pdf, epub and kindle format.
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