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Summary: A mesmorizing and magical account of a boy's childhood
Review: I cannot think of another book I've read with greater passion. Anwar Accawi possesses the ability to draw the reader into the mind of a five year old boy, and into the creative way its thinking process helps him understand the world around him. At the crossroads of change in the 1940s , the Mount Lebanon village of Majdalouna has very colorful and unique characters living at the fringe of what (then) modern life had to offer. The five year old Anwar untethers his mind to describe the village, villagers and their changing way of life. About Anwar Accawi the author: another Mark Twain in the making? Possibly!
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Summary: A mesmorizing and magical account of a boy's childhood
Review: I cannot think of another book I've read with greater passion. Anwar Accawi possesses the ability to draw the reader into the mind of a five year old boy, and into the creative way its thinking process helps him understand the world around him. At the crossroads of change in the 1940s , the Mount Lebanon village of Majdalouna has very colorful and unique characters living at the fringe of what (then) modern life had to offer. The five year old Anwar untethers his mind to describe the village, villagers and their changing way of life. About Anwar Accawi the author: another Mark Twain in the making? Possibly!
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Summary: Terrific new writer
Review: I discovered this book by chance, and was so, so happy to have found it while reading it. I am Norwegian, but was born and raised in Lebanon, and recognize so many of the funny, sad, beautiful incidents Anwar Accawi describes. It's a wonderful book! And a loving tribute to Lebanon, the best place in the world - we were so lucky to grow up there in happy times!
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Summary: Magical memories from a magical time in a magical place!
Review: I discovered this book by chance, and was so, so happy to have found it while reading it. I am Norwegian, but was born and raised in Lebanon, and recognize so many of the funny, sad, beautiful incidents Anwar Accawi describes. It's a wonderful book! And a loving tribute to Lebanon, the best place in the world - we were so lucky to grow up there in happy times!
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Summary: Terrific new writer
Review: I read the Anwar Accawi essay "The Telephone" in the best American essays for 1998 edited by Cynthia Ozick. His writing is terrific. We need more new writers of his talent and the essay and information about other cultures will come alive again.
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