Hoda Barakat's Sayyidi Wa Habibi: The Authorized Abridged Edition for Students of Arabic, Abridged Edition Gaabor Mihalec A Politics & Prose 2014

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Hoda Barakat's Sayyidi Wa Habibi: The Authorized Abridged Edition for Students of Arabic, Abridged Edition Gaabor Mihalec A Politics & Prose 2014Hoda Barakat's 2004 Arabic novel tells the story of Wadie, a young man who leaves school and becomes corrupted by crime, and his wife, Samia, who flees with him to Cyprus to escape from gang leaders and militiamen he has riled during his criminal career. Set against the backdrop of the Lebanese civil war, the story is narrated by Wadie until he suddenly disappears from Cyprus; Samia then takes over the narration. Discrepancies between their stories