by Rabih Alameddine · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788499082622
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«El contador de historias» is the literary fiction novel by Rabih Alameddine, published by Debolsillo in paperback (664 pages, in Spanish).
Osama arrives in Beirut and recalls his grandfather, a hakawati or traditional storyteller who captivated his audience in markets and bars with tales of heroes, princesses and enchanted cities. Between family memories and Middle Eastern legends, the novel interweaves reality and myth in a modern homage to the art of storytelling.
Originally published as «The Hakawati» and included in Debolsillo's Best Seller collection.
For readers who enjoy novels with a Lebanese setting and interplay between oral tradition, realism and fantasy.
Rabih Alameddine is a Lebanese painter and writer. His 2021 novel The Wrong End of the Telescope won the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. He also won the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction for his novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible.
