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ISBN
9780547134666
Book Title
House of Stone : a Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East
Item Length
9in
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication Year
2012
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Anthony Shadid
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, House & Home, History, Social Science
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, General, Middle East / General
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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"Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate "In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon, Shadid commits an extraordinarily generous act of restoration for his wounded land, and for us all." -- Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey In spring 2011, Anthony Shadid was one of four New York Times reporters captured in Libya, cuffed and beaten, as that country was seized by revolution. When he was freed, he went home. Not to Boston or Beirut--where he lives-- or to Oklahoma City, where his Lebanese-American family had settled and where he was raised. Instead, he returned to his great-grandfather's estate, a house that, over three years earlier, Shadid had begun to rebuild. House of Stone is the story of a battle-scarred home and a war correspondent's jostled spirit, and of how reconstructing the one came to fortify the other. In this poignant and resonant memoir, the author of the award-winning Night Draws Near creates a mosaic of past and present, tracing the house's renewal alongside his family's flight from Lebanon and resettlement in America. In the process, Shadid memorializes a lost world, documents the shifting Middle East, and provides profound insights into this volatile landscape. House of Stone is an unforgettable meditation on war, exile, rebirth, and the universal yearning for home.

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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0547134665
ISBN-13
9780547134666
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Book Title
House of Stone : a Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East
Author
Anthony Shadid
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, General, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, House & Home, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz

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Hq663.9.S53 2012
Reviews
"Six pages into this book, I said to myself, if Anthony Shadid continues like this, this book will be a classic. And page by page, he did continue, and he wrote a honest-to-God, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic. This is a book about war, and terrible loss, and a troubled region, and his own tattered family history, yes, but it's written with the kind of levity and candor and lyricism we associate with, say, Junot Diaz -- and that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don't want to end. I have no idea how Shadid pulled all this off while talking about the history of modern Lebanon, how he balanced ribald humor and great warmth with the sorrow woven into a story like this, but anyway, we should all be grateful that he did." -- Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What "Anthony Shadid's beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a man's gradual immersion into the world of the Middle East and the culture of the Levant, a kingdom almost unrecognizable today, where the rooms and hallways of his great-grandfather's house tell stories that will linger with every reader for decades."-- Andr Aciman, author of Out of Egypt " House of Stone is poignant, aching, and at times laugh-out-loud funny . . . Shadid's writing is so lyrical it's like hearing a song."-- David Finkel, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good Soldier " House of Stone is a haunting, beautifully realized piece of writing."-- Nick Flynn, author of The Ticking Is the Bomb "What a beautiful introduction to a world that I knew so little about. House of Stone is engaging, poignant, and funny."-- Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "I was captivated, instantly, by Anthony Shadid's lushly evocative prose. Crumbling Ottoman outposts, doomed pashas, and roving bandits feel immediate, familiar, and relevant. Lose yourself in these pages, where empires linger, grandparents wander, and a battered Lebanon beckons us home. Savor it all. If Mrquez had explored nonfiction, Macondo would feel as real as Marjayoun." -- Dave Cullen, author of Columbine "Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate "In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon, Shadid commits an extraordinarily generous act of restoration for his wounded land, and for us all." -- Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey "Few books provide such a subtle, yet powerful insight into the tragedy of today's Middle East." -- Amin Maalouf, author of Origins: A Memoir "A riveting, soulful, and candid journey . . ." -- Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah, "Six pages into this book, I said to myself, if Anthony Shadid continues like this, this book will be a classic. And page by page, he did continue, and he wrote a honest-to-God, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic. This is a book about war, and terrible loss, and a troubled region, and his own tattered family history, yes, but it's written with the kind of levity and candor and lyricism we associate with, say, Junot Diaz - and that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don't want to end. I have no idea how Shadid pulled all this off while talking about the history of modern Lebanon, how he balanced ribald humor and great warmth with the sorrow woven into a story like this, but anyway, we should all be grateful that he did." - Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What  "Anthony Shadid's beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a man's gradual immersion into the world of the Middle East and the culture of the Levant, a kingdom almost unrecognizable today, where the rooms and hallways of his great-grandfather's house tell stories that will linger with every reader for decades."- André Aciman, author of Out of Egypt  " House of Stone is poignant, aching, and at times laugh-out-loud funny . . . Shadid's writing is so lyrical it's like hearing a song."- David Finkel, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good Soldier  " House of Stone is a haunting, beautifully realized piece of writing."- Nick Flynn, author of The Ticking Is the Bomb  "What a beautiful introduction to a world that I knew so little about. House of Stone is engaging, poignant, and funny."- Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone   "I was captivated, instantly, by Anthony Shadid's lushly evocative prose. Crumbling Ottoman outposts, doomed pashas, and roving bandits feel immediate, familiar, and relevant. Lose yourself in these pages, where empires linger, grandparents wander, and a battered Lebanon beckons us home. Savor it all. If Márquez had explored nonfiction, Macondo would feel as real as Marjayoun." - Dave Cullen, author of Columbine   "Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." - Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate   "In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon, Shadid commits an extraordinarily generous act of restoration for his wounded land, and for us all." - Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey   "Few books provide such a subtle, yet powerful insight into the tragedy of today's Middle East." - Amin Maalouf, author of Origins: A Memoir   "A riveting, soulful, and candid journey . . ." - Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah, "Six pages into this book, I said to myself, if Anthony Shadid continues like this, this book will be a classic. And page by page, he did continue, and he wrote a honest-to-God, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic. This is a book about war, and terrible loss, and a troubled region, and his own tattered family history, yes, but it's written with the kind of levity and candor and lyricism we associate with, say, Junot Diaz -- and that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don't want to end. I have no idea how Shadid pulled all this off while talking about the history of modern Lebanon, how he balanced ribald humor and great warmth with the sorrow woven into a story like this, but anyway, we should all be grateful that he did." -- Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What "Anthony Shadid's beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a man's gradual immersion into the world of the Middle East and the culture of the Levant, a kingdom almost unrecognizable today, where the rooms and hallways of his great-grandfather's house tell stories that will linger with every reader for decades." -- André Aciman, author of Out of Egypt " House of Stone is poignant, aching, and at times laugh-out-loud funny . . . Shadid's writing is so lyrical it's like hearing a song." -- David Finkel, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good Soldier " House of Stone is a haunting, beautifully realized piece of writing." -- Nick Flynn, author of The Ticking Is the Bomb "What a beautiful introduction to a world that I knew so little about. House of Stone is engaging, poignant, and funny." -- Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "I was captivated, instantly, by Anthony Shadid's lushly evocative prose. Crumbling Ottoman outposts, doomed pashas, and roving bandits feel immediate, familiar, and relevant. Lose yourself in these pages, where empires linger, grandparents wander, and a battered Lebanon beckons us home. Savor it all. If Márquez had explored nonfiction, Macondo would feel as real as Marjayoun." -- Dave Cullen, author of Columbine "Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate "In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon, Shadid commits an extraordinarily generous act of restoration for his wounded land, and for us all." -- Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey "Few books provide such a subtle, yet powerful insight into the tragedy of today's Middle East." -- Amin Maalouf, author of Origins: A Memoir "A riveting, soulful, and candid journey . . ." -- Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah, "This is not just the Arab world's Year in Provence . It is as if Shadid has combined the breakthrough effects of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club , William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying , and Frances Fitzgerald's Fire in the Lake into one enormously likeable book. It is a masterpiece." - John Freeman, Boston Globe   "Elegiac, heartbreaking . . . A book conceived as an introspective project of personal recovery - as well as a meditation on politics, identity, craft, and beauty in the Levant - now stands as a memorial. It is a fitting one because of the writing skill and deep feeling [Shadid] unobtrusively displays." - Steve Coll, New York Times   "An apt testament - a moving contemplation of how the dead stay with us, and how war scrambles the narrative of family life." - The New Yorker   "Profound, insightful, tragic, and funny . . . There is not space here to sell out all of this book's many rewards . . . The prose is ripe, the biblical landscapes vividly rendered." - Telegraph (London)   "Shadid's great skill as a journalist was that of a master storyteller, and he's never been more effective than in his final book." - Bookforum   "An honest-to-god, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic . . . written with levity and candor and lyricism that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don't want to end." - Dave Eggers, author of A Hologram for the King, "Six pages into this book, I said to myself, if Anthony Shadid continues like this, this book will be a classic. And page by page, he did continue, and he wrote a honest-to-God, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic. This is a book about war, and terrible loss, and a troubled region, and his own tattered family history, yes, but it's written with the kind of levity and candor and lyricism we associate with, say, Junot Diaz -- and that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don't want to end. I have no idea how Shadid pulled all this off while talking about the history of modern Lebanon, how he balanced ribald humor and great warmth with the sorrow woven into a story like this, but anyway, we should all be grateful that he did." -- Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What "Anthony Shadid's beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a man's gradual immersion into the world of the Middle East and the culture of the Levant, a kingdom almost unrecognizable today, where the rooms and hallways of his great-grandfather's house tell stories that will linger with every reader for decades." -- Andr Aciman, author of Out of Egypt " House of Stone is poignant, aching, and at times laugh-out-loud funny . . . Shadid's writing is so lyrical it's like hearing a song." -- David Finkel, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good Soldier " House of Stone is a haunting, beautifully realized piece of writing." -- Nick Flynn, author of The Ticking Is the Bomb "What a beautiful introduction to a world that I knew so little about. House of Stone is engaging, poignant, and funny." -- Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone "I was captivated, instantly, by Anthony Shadid's lushly evocative prose. Crumbling Ottoman outposts, doomed pashas, and roving bandits feel immediate, familiar, and relevant. Lose yourself in these pages, where empires linger, grandparents wander, and a battered Lebanon beckons us home. Savor it all. If Mrquez had explored nonfiction, Macondo would feel as real as Marjayoun." -- Dave Cullen, author of Columbine "Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." -- Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate "In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon, Shadid commits an extraordinarily generous act of restoration for his wounded land, and for us all." -- Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey "Few books provide such a subtle, yet powerful insight into the tragedy of today's Middle East." -- Amin Maalouf, author of Origins: A Memoir "A riveting, soulful, and candid journey . . ." -- Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah, "Six pages into this book, I said to myself, if Anthony Shadid continues like this, this book will be a classic. And page by page, he did continue, and he wrote a honest-to-God, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic. This is a book about war, and terrible loss, and a troubled region, and his own tattered family history, yes, but it's written with the kind of levity and candor and lyricism we associate with, say, Junot Diaz - and that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don't want to end. I have no idea how Shadid pulled all this off while talking about the history of modern Lebanon, how he balanced ribald humor and great warmth with the sorrow woven into a story like this, but anyway, we should all be grateful that he did." - Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What  "Anthony Shadid's beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a man's gradual immersion into the world of the Middle East and the culture of the Levant, a kingdom almost unrecognizable today, where the rooms and hallways of his great-grandfather's house tell stories that will linger with every reader for decades." - Andr Aciman, author of Out of Egypt  " House of Stone is poignant, aching, and at times laugh-out-loud funny . . . Shadid's writing is so lyrical it's like hearing a song." - David Finkel, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good Soldier  " House of Stone is a haunting, beautifully realized piece of writing." - Nick Flynn, author of The Ticking Is the Bomb  "What a beautiful introduction to a world that I knew so little about. House of Stone is engaging, poignant, and funny." - Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone   "I was captivated, instantly, by Anthony Shadid's lushly evocative prose. Crumbling Ottoman outposts, doomed pashas, and roving bandits feel immediate, familiar, and relevant. Lose yourself in these pages, where empires linger, grandparents wander, and a battered Lebanon beckons us home. Savor it all. If Mrquez had explored nonfiction, Macondo would feel as real as Marjayoun." - Dave Cullen, author of Columbine   "Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." - Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate   "In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon, Shadid commits an extraordinarily generous act of restoration for his wounded land, and for us all." - Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey   "Few books provide such a subtle, yet powerful insight into the tragedy of today's Middle East." - Amin Maalouf, author of Origins: A Memoir   "A riveting, soulful, and candid journey . . ." - Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah, Shadid's beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a man's gradual immersion into the world of [the] Middle East where the rooms and hallways of his great-grandfather's house tell stories that will linger with every reader for decades., "Six pages into this book, I said to myself, if Anthony Shadid continues like this, this book will be a classic. And page by page, he did continue, and he wrote a honest-to-God, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic. This is a book about war, and terrible loss, and a troubled region, and his own tattered family history, yes, but it's written with the kind of levity and candor and lyricism we associate with, say, Junot Diaz - and that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you don't want to end. I have no idea how Shadid pulled all this off while talking about the history of modern Lebanon, how he balanced ribald humor and great warmth with the sorrow woven into a story like this, but anyway, we should all be grateful that he did." - Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What  "Anthony Shadid's beautifully rendered memoir is a rich account of a man's gradual immersion into the world of the Middle East and the culture of the Levant, a kingdom almost unrecognizable today, where the rooms and hallways of his great-grandfather's house tell stories that will linger with every reader for decades." - André Aciman, author of Out of Egypt  " House of Stone is poignant, aching, and at times laugh-out-loud funny . . . Shadid's writing is so lyrical it's like hearing a song." - David Finkel, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good Soldier  " House of Stone is a haunting, beautifully realized piece of writing." - Nick Flynn, author of The Ticking Is the Bomb  "What a beautiful introduction to a world that I knew so little about. House of Stone is engaging, poignant, and funny." - Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone   "I was captivated, instantly, by Anthony Shadid's lushly evocative prose. Crumbling Ottoman outposts, doomed pashas, and roving bandits feel immediate, familiar, and relevant. Lose yourself in these pages, where empires linger, grandparents wander, and a battered Lebanon beckons us home. Savor it all. If Márquez had explored nonfiction, Macondo would feel as real as Marjayoun." - Dave Cullen, author of Columbine   "Evocative and beautifully written, House of Stone . . . should be read by anyone who wishes to understand the agonies and hopes of the Middle East." - Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Crossing Mandelbaum Gate   "In rebuilding his family home in southern Lebanon, Shadid commits an extraordinarily generous act of restoration for his wounded land, and for us all." - Annia Ciezadlo, author of Day of Honey   "Few books provide such a subtle, yet powerful insight into the tragedy of today's Middle East." - Amin Maalouf, author of Origins: A Memoir   "A riveting, soulful, and candid journey . . ." - Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah, "This is not just the Arab worlde(tm)s Year in Provence . It is as if Shadid has combined the breakthrough effects of Amy Tane(tm)s The Joy Luck Club , William Faulknere(tm)s As I Lay Dying , and Frances Fitzgeralde(tm)s Fire in the Lake into one enormously likeable book. It is a masterpiece." e" John Freeman, Boston Globe "Elegiac, heartbreaking . . . A book conceived as an introspective project of personal recovery e" as well as a meditation on politics, identity, craft, and beauty in the Levant e" now stands as a memorial. It is a fitting one because of the writing skill and deep feeling [Shadid] unobtrusively displays." e" Steve Coll, New York Times "An apt testament e" a moving contemplation of how the dead stay with us, and how war scrambles the narrative of family life." e" The New Yorker "Profound, insightful, tragic, and funny . . . There is not space here to sell out all of this booke(tm)s many rewards . . . The prose is ripe, the biblical landscapes vividly rendered." e" Telegraph (London) "Shadide(tm)s great skill as a journalist was that of a master storyteller, and hee(tm)s never been more effective than in his final book." e" Bookforum "An honest-to-god, hands-down, undeniable and instant classic . . . written with levity and candor and lyricism that makes the book, improbably, both a compulsive read and one you done(tm)t want to end." e" Dave Eggers, author of A Hologram for the King
Table of Content
Introduction: Baytxiii PART ONE: RETURNING 1.What the Silence Knows, July 30, 20063 2.Little Olive, August 10, 200714 3.Three Birds35 4.Our Last Gentleman49 5.Gold65 6.Early Harvest77 7.Don't Tell the Neighbors88 8.Abu Jean, Does This Please You?99 9.Mr. Chaya Appears112 10.Last Whispers128 11.Khairalla's Oud142 12.Citadels155 PART TWO: AT HOME 13.Homesick171 14.A Bush Called Rozana181 15.Stupid Cat197 16.Sitara205 17.Salted Miqta216 18.Passing Danger232 19.Home240 20.Worse Times249 21.In the Name of the Father259 22.Coming Home269 23.Oh Laila278 24.My Jedeida286 Epilogue303 Note to Readers309
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-036906
Dewey Decimal
070.4333092
Dewey Edition
23

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