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Title: The Crow Who Stood on His Beak
Publisher: San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: North South Books, 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1558585273
ISBN 13: 9781558585270
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Cools, Els; Streich, Oliver
Edition: First Edition.
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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An adventurous little crow goes in search of the magnificent peacock, and, upon meeting him, manages to humble the peacock and endear himself to the other birds

About the Author

Rafik Schami was born in the Syrian capital Damascus in 1946, where hefounded a newspaper Al-Muntalek displayed on the walls of the old city.In 1971 he emigrated to Germany, where he worked in factories and restaurantswhile studying chemistry and writing for newspapers and journals.Eight years later he graduated with a Ph.D. and then in 1980 founded theliterary group 'Sudwind' (South wind) and a multi-cultural organizationcalled 'PoLiKunst-Verein'. He received several literary prizes including theHermann-Hesse-Preis and the Prix de Lecture. His latest novel Die dunkleSeite der Liebe (The Dark Side of Love) was published by Hanser in 2004.Rafik Schami has written this book with the culinary help of his sister MarieFadel.

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