The author a hand full of stars, dutton childrens books, 1990, who is a professional storyteller in germany, has written a book appropriate for both adults and young adults. Rafik schami books, author biography, and reading level. Rafik schamis swallow editions aims to help arab authors. In this hybrid novelpart thriller, part panorama of a troubled landa syrian. A hand full of stars by rafik schami book 105 editions published between 1987 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,267 worldcat member libraries worldwide. But first, whoever wins, syria will never return to conditions as they were before march 2011. A hand full of stars, a childs book published in 1991, was a winner of the mildred d. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Mar 14, 2018 can a mothers intervention save her son, falsely accused of murder and on the run in their home city of damascus. His novels have been translated into twentythree languages and received numerous international awards.
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