The Stone of Laughter

By Hoda Barakat

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566561906
• ISBN13: 9781566561907
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"