The Dark Side of Love (2004)

by Rafik Schami

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A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - & he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man's mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely & discovers the murderer's motive.… (more)

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This is an awesome book made out out of several 100 seperate stories that still belong together - feels a bit like 1.001 night. I am really sad that it´s finished now. Learned more about the arabic mind while reading it than reading newspapers.

I feel especially sad about Damaskus and Syria which are hit by the aftermath of war while it must be a beautiful country and city once. Let´s hope city, country and people from syria will enjoy peace soon! (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Rafik Schami	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Bell, Anthea	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Die dunkle Seite der Liebe by Rafik Schami

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Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (Shortlist – 2010)

Independent Publisher Book Awards (Gold – Multicultural Fiction – 2010)

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100 Iconic Love Stories From Around the World (Syria)

The Most Iconic Books Set in 150 Countries Around the World (Syria)

World Library by The Guardian (Syria)

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The Dark Side of Love

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Die dunkle Seite der Liebe

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2004

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Syria

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A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - & he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man's mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely & discovers the murderer's motive.

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