| I Loved You for Your Voice Contributor(s): Nassib, Saelim (Author), Anderson, Alison |
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ISBN: 1933372079 ISBN-13: 9781933372075 Publisher: Europa Editions OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2006 Annotation: "A dazzling masterpiece."-"Nigrizia" "A total immersion into the Arab world's magic and charm."-"Avvenimenti" "Om Kalthoum is great. She really is."-Bob Dylan The story of the Arab world's greatest and most popular singer, Umm Kulthum, told through the eyes of the poet Ahmad Rami, who wrote her lyrics and loved her in vain all his life. Spanning five decades in the history of modern Egypt, this passionate tale of love and longing provides a key to understanding the soul, the aspirations, and the disappointments of the Arab world. Slim Nassib is also the author of "Un amant en Palestine," about the secret relationship between Lebanese-Palestinian banker Albert Pharaon and Golda Meir. Nassib is well known for his journalism and his work as a foreign correspondent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2018295146 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 8.1" (0.75 lbs) 255 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'I Loved You for Your Voice' tells the story of the Arab world's greatest and most popular singer, Om Kalthoum, through the eyes of the poet Ahmad Rami, who wrote her lyrics and loved her all his life. |