San Francisco. 1995. Mercury House. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 156279079x. Translated from the French by Judith Radke. 178 pages. paperback. Cover illustration by Marcia Clay. keywords: Africa Egypt Middle East Lebanon Literature Translated Women Arabic World Literature. DESCRIPTION - Set in Paris and war-torn Lebanon in the 1980s, THE MULTIPLE CHILDis a timeless tale in a spare yet elegant style by a powerful writer admired worldwide. The title character, Omar-Jo, a child of war and of peace, has the power and vision of Oskar of The Tin Drum and the gentle wisdom of The Little Prince. After Omar-Jo loses his parents and one of his arms in a bomb blast in Lebanon, his grandfather sends the boy to live with relatives in Paris. There he meets Maxime, the owner of a carousel that has fallen into disrepair. The child breathes new life into the carousel - a character in its own right - as well as into its owner and patrons. Omar-Jo plays the part of the wise clown: all the zanies, all the fools, all the grasiosos,' all the minstrels, the itinerant players, the white-faced clowns, the Monsieur Loyals, the Augustes, of times past and present, dwelt in his body.' In this novel, Chedid illuminates the essence of conflict and redemption. inventory #32561.

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Titre: The Multiple Child
�diteur: Mercury House
Date de parution: 1995
Langue: anglais
ISBN � 10 chiffres: 156279079X
ISBN � 13 chiffres: 9781562790790
Reliure: paperback
�dition: First Edition.
�tat de l'article: Very Good in Wrappers
�tat de la jaquette: No Jacket

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