Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran

Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran PDF Author: Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Ibrahim offers Momo his ear and advice, and gradually teaches the precocious boy that there is more to life than whores and stealing groceries. When Momo's father, a passive-aggressive lawyer who neglects his son's well being, disappears and is found dead, Ibrahim adopts the newly orphaned boy.

Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran

Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran PDF Author: Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Ibrahim offers Momo his ear and advice, and gradually teaches the precocious boy that there is more to life than whores and stealing groceries. When Momo's father, a passive-aggressive lawyer who neglects his son's well being, disappears and is found dead, Ibrahim adopts the newly orphaned boy.

Monsieur Ibrahim and the flowers of the Koran

Monsieur Ibrahim and the flowers of the Koran PDF Author: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954495923
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Mr Ibrahim is the story of an old Arab shop-keeper and a young Jewish boy who goes to his shop to steal tins of food. The boy, Momo is soon disconcerted to find that Mr Ibrahim is not quite what he seems. In fact he appears to be able to know what Momo is thinking. Which almost certainly means that he knows that Momo has been stealing from him. Then Mr Ibrahim further confounds him by making him promise that he wont steal from any other shop but his. Soon the two of them develop unlikely an friendship and together they embark on a series of adventures.

Wisdom of the Idiots

Wisdom of the Idiots PDF Author: Idries Shah
Publisher: Octagon Press Ltd
ISBN: 0863040462
Category : Fables, Sufi
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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Book Description
Tales from the Sufi tradition, illustrating Sufi philosophy and ways of thinking.

The Most Beautiful Book in the World

The Most Beautiful Book in the World PDF Author: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: Europa Editions
ISBN: 1609459946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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The international bestselling story collection. “Truth and beauty are here brought together with all the visual beauty and power of a major literary work” (Lire Magazine, France). A cast of extravagant and affecting characters lovingly portrayed by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt animates these eight contemporary fables about people in search of happiness. One of Europe's most popular and bestselling authors, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt captivates the reader with his spirited style and enchanting stories that move effortlessly from the everyday to the fantastical. The eight stories in this collection, his first to be published in English, represent his best and most imaginative storylines: from the touching and surprising love story between Balthazar, a wealthy author, and Odette, a shop clerk, to the tale of a barefooted princess; from the moving title story about a group of female prisoners in a Soviet gulag to the entertaining portrait of a perennially disgruntled perfectionist. Behind each story lies a simple, if elusive, truth: though we may be frequently blind to it, happiness is often right in front of our eyes.

Concerto to the Memory of an Angel

Concerto to the Memory of an Angel PDF Author: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: Europa Editions
ISBN: 1609459407
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142

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Stories from the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Book in the World, “a prodigious storyteller with a style both elegant and assured” (Les Echos). In this collection’s opening story, a woman with more skeletons in the closet than most falls in love with a parish priest, to whom she confesses her sins. But her motives and her intentions are anything but honorable or pious. The title story is the tale of two friends and rivals whose differences will at first lead to a terrifying and near fatal accident, and then to a vendetta lasting a lifetime. In “The Return,” while away at sea, a father is told that one of his four daughters has died but not which. He will ask himself the question no father should have to ask: which child would he want dead? His long ruminations will lead him to a realization of his failings as a man and a father and ultimately toward a touching transformation. “Love at the Elysée Palace” is as fine a short story as any in contemporary literature, and one that treats the themes of love, marriage, and forgiveness with superb delicacy and remarkable tenderness. In this vivid collection, Schmitt writes about regret and redemption, about the roles of love and memory in our lives, all with a lightness and compassion that is as rare as it is inspiring. “A wonderful book of remarkable everyday heroes who will haunt readers for a long time to come.” —L’Express “A small masterpiece.” —Le Parisien

Oscar and the Lady in Pink

Oscar and the Lady in Pink PDF Author: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: Atlantic
ISBN: 9781843548867
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
"First published in France as Oscar et la dame rose by Editions Albin Michel, S.A., 2002"--T.p. verso.

Monsieur Ibrahim And The Flowers of the Qu'ran

Monsieur Ibrahim And The Flowers of the Qu'ran PDF Author: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140815384X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 47

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Book Description
Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendship Paris in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Moses lives in the shadow of his less-than loving father. When he's caught stealing from wise old shopkeeper Monsieur Ibrahim, he discovers an unlikely friend and a whole new world. Together they embark on a journey that takes them from the streets of Paris to the whirling dervishes of the Golden Crescent. This delightful, moving play has already been a huge hit in Paris and New York. Performed in thirteen countries and published in twelve languages, it is also an award-winning film starring Omar Sharif. Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an received its UK premiere at the Bush Theatre on 17 January 2006.

Spiritual Literacy

Spiritual Literacy PDF Author: Frederic Brussat
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684835347
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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Book Description
This collection presents "more than 650 readings about daily life from present-day authors ..."--Inside jacket flap.

Enigma Variations

Enigma Variations PDF Author: Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822218104
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Book Description
THE STORY: Nobel Prize-winning author Abel Znorko lives as a recluse on a remote island in the Norwegian Seas. For fifteen years, his one friend and soulmate has been Helen, from whom he has been physically separated for the majority of their affai

A Book of Golden Deeds

A Book of Golden Deeds PDF Author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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