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THE HAKAWATI
By Rabih Alameddine
Alfred A. Knopf, 513 pages, $25.95

The Hakawati, Lebanese-American author Rabih Alameddine’s third novel, is a late entry to a field that includes movies like Pan’s Labyrinth and novels like The Tin Drum—stories that process situations of extreme sadness and moral complexity through the viewpoint of a child. It’s a device with great potential for showing up the childish side of adult politics, and—always the set piece of this genre—how everyday life continues in spite of it all.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/let-me-tell-you-story#comments Arts & Culture Rabih Alameddine Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:17:51 -0400 Damian Da Costa 68217 at http://www.observer.com