{"product_id":"moving-the-palace-9781939931467","title":"Moving the Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A Middle Eastern heart-of-darkness tale that flows like a dream ... crackling with razor-sharp humor.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of the 20th century, a young Lebanese explorer leaves the Levant for the wilds of Africa, encountering an eccentric English colonel in Sudan and enlisting in his service. In this lush chronicle of far-flung adventure, the military recruit crosses paths with a compatriot who has dismantled a sumptuous palace in Tripoli and is transporting it across the continent on a camel caravan. The protagonist soon takes charge of this hoard of architectural fragments, ferrying the dismantled landmark through Sudan, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, attempting to return to his native Beirut with this moveable real estate. Along the way, he encounters skeptic sheikhs, suspicious tribal leaders, bountiful feasts, pilgrims bound for Mecca and T.E. Lawrence in a tent. This is a captivating modern-day \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e in the tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharif Majdalani\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Lebanon in 1960, is often likened to a Lebanese Proust. He teaches French literature at the Universit  Saint-Joseph in Beirut. \u003ci\u003eMoving the Palace\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the prestigious Fran ois Mauriac Prize from the Acad mie Fran aise as well as the Prix Tropiques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Vessel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939931467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charif Majdalani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671451201692,"sku":"9781939931467","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_de24ee89-96e1-445e-b324-5b2648a3af1b.jpg?v=1603925426","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/moving-the-palace-9781939931467","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}