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Rafik Schami
Die Frau, die ihren Mann auf dem Flohmarkt verkaufte
The Woman who Sold her Husband in the Flea market
Autobiographical stories. 176 pages. Hardcover
Publication date: July 25, 2011
Rafik Schami at the top of his game: in this highly intimate book, we become his
close companions as he takes us on an adventurous journey through stories and
fairytales describing how he came to be one of the most popular raconteurs in the
German-speaking world. A must-have volume for all Schami admirers.
Schami describes his childhood in Damascus, at a time when storytellers still spun their yarns
in the coffee houses; he paints a tender portrait of his grandfather, who was himself great at
telling tales; he recounts the story of the marbles and the role they played in his life; and he
considers how fairytales came into the world and why they keep us spellbound to this day.
Rafik Schami speaks to the reader directly – that’s what makes this book so special. He has no
intention of educating us, his only desire is to keep us entertained, and so we find ourselves
following his every word with bated breath.
Over the past few years, the author has given almost 3000 readings, covering a distance the
equivalent of nine orbits around the earth. When he started, he had only a handful of readers,
but now people in their thousands listen rapt when he tells the story of the poor woman who
sold her husband in the flea market. A delightful anthology collated by the virtuoso storyteller.
Rafik Schami
was born in Damascus in 1946 and has lived in Germany since 1971. His books have been
translated into 24 languages and won him numerous prizes. Recent publications with
Hanser include: Wie ich Papa die Angst vor Fremden nahm (2003), Die dunkle Seite der
Liebe (2004), Der Kameltreiber von Heidelberg (Geschichten für Kinder jeden Alters, 2006),
Damaskus im Herzen und Deutschland im Blick. Beobachtungen eines syrischen Deutschen
(2006), and Das Geheimnis des Kalligraphen (2008).
Sales to Foreign Countries
Die dunkle Seite der Liebe: Czech (Pavel Dobrovsky Beta), Finland (Bazar), Greece (Livani),
Israel (Schocken), Italy (Garzanti), Netherlands (Wereldbibliotheek), Norway (Bazar), Poland
(WAM), Serbia (Sezam Book), Slovenia (Mladinska knjiga zalozba), Spain (Salamandra),
Sweden (Bonniers), UK/USA (Arabia Books)