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The Calligrapher's Secret

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Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of the art of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weaknesses in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes for radical reform, never guessing what risks he is running. His beautiful wife, Noura, is ignorant of the great plans on her husband s mind. She knows only his cold, avaricious side and so it is no wonder she feels flattered by the attentions of his amusing, lively young apprentice. And so begins a passionate love story of a Muslim woman and a Christian man.

About the author

Rafik Schami, geboren 1946 in Damaskus, kam 1971 nach Deutschland, studierte Chemie und legte 1979 seine Promotion ab. Heute lebt er in München. Er ist Mitbegründer der Literaturgruppe 'Südwind' und zählt zu den erfolgreichsten Schriftstellern deutscher Sprache. Sein Werk wurde unter anderem mit dem Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis, dem Hermann-Hesse-Preis, dem Prix de Lecture und mit dem Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis ausgezeichnet. 2007 erhielt Rafik Schami den "Nelly-Sachs-Preis" der Stadt Dortmund, 2011 wurde er mit dem Menschenrechtspreis "Gegen Vergessen - Für Demokratie" ausgezeichnet und 2015 mit dem "Großen Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur".

Summary

Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of the art of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weaknesses in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes for radical reform, never guessing what risks he is running.

Product details

Authors Anthea Bell, Rafik Schami, Schami Rafik
Publisher Arabia Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 13.04.2011
 
EAN 9781906697280
ISBN 978-1-906697-28-0
No. of pages 444
Weight 375 g
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Fiction in translation, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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