Tale of a Certain Orient
Contributors: John Gledson (Translator); Ellen Watson (Translator)
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: October 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780747569060
Subjects: Modern fiction; General; FICTION_GENERAL; Fiction / General; Fiction / Literary; LESBIANS_FICTION; Fiction - General; Brazil; Domestic fiction; Lebanese; Manaus; Fiction
Description: "This is a story of a return: to Manaus, in the heart of the Amzaon; to a large and unruly family of Lebanese emigrants; to the past. Emilie, the matriarch, is on her deathbed. Returning to her childhood home to say goodbye, her granddaughter becomes enveloped in memories, as family and friends gather round to tell their own tales, one by one."