Probably my favorite fiction read of last year was Syrian author Rafik Schami’s The Dark Side of Love. At the time it hadn’t been published in English yet, but apparently it is now out in English. The Guardian carries a very positive review todayI’m not going to do any more gushing here, I did enough of that already in my review of the book.
The Guardian’s review is here.
My own review of The Dark Side of Love is here.
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Thanks for posting about the English translation! I’ve got my fingers crossed that my library will order this one.
It looks to be a great read!
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I happened to read the review in The Guardian just yesterday and was instantly interested; discovered that the novel had already been translated into Dutch, but was put off by the length of the book. However, now that I have read another positive review (yours!) I might give it a try.
You are so passionate about this book–it must be wonderful. Thanks for posting these reviews.
There’s another review here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/21/dark-side-of-love-rafik-schami