The Stone of Laughter is a virile novel which brings forth the contradictory history of a city under fire through the life and dilemmas of...

The Stone of Laughter is a virile novel which brings forth the contradictory history of a city under fire through the life and dilemmas of a gay man. It is a bold and radical novel, full of black humor and cynical observations about life in war-torn Beirut. Written sensitively, and without a trace of sentimentality or political propaganda, The Stone of Laughter shook the Arab readers' preconceptions about women's writing and questioned the necessity of political affiliation for Arab authors.

Author: Hoda Barakat
Publisher: Interlink Books
Published: 06/01/1995
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.56w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9781566561976


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/1996 pg. 260

About the Author
Barakat, Hoda: - Hoda Barakat lived through the worst years of the civil war in Lebanon. She is the author of Visitors, a collection of short stories. The Stone of Laughter, her first novel, won the prestigious Al-Naqid Award in 1990. She now lives in Paris.

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