No one prayed over their graves / Khaled Khalifa ; translated from the Arabic by Leri Price.
"On a December morning in 1907, two close friends, Hanna and Zakariya, return to their village near Aleppo after a night of drunken carousing in the city, only to discover that there has been a massive flood. Their neighbors, families, children--nearly all of them are dead. Their homes, shops, and places of worship are leveled. Their lives will never be the same. Hanna was once a wealthy libertine, a landowner who built a famed citadel devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and excess. But with the loss of his home, wife, and community, he transforms, becoming an ascetic mystic obsessed with death and the meaning of life. In No One Prayed Over Their Graves, we follow Hanna's life before and after the flood, tracing friendships, loves and lusts, family and business, until he is just one thread in the rich tapestry of Aleppo."-- Publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374601928
- ISBN: 0374601925
- Physical Description: 404 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Originally published in Arabic in 2019 by Naufal, an imprint of Hachette-Antoine, Lebanon, as Lam yusalli 'alayhim ahad"--Title page verso.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | FIC KHA (Text) | 30229101369923 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
