دروز بلجراد
The Arabic edition of this book was our book of the month in February 2013. After the 1860 Civil War in Mount Lebanon, a number of fighters from the religious Druze community are forced into exile, travelling by sea to the fortress of Belgrade on the boundary of the Ottoman Empire. In exchange for the freedom of a fellow fighter, they take with them a Christian man from Beirut called Hanna Yacoub; an unfortunate egg seller who happens to be sitting at the port. The Druze of Belgrade follows their adventures in the Balkans, as they struggle to stay alive.
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من ارشيف تعليقات القراء 2013
Name: Faiza Elmasry
I read Druze of Belgrade like six months ago.
Though I read seven other novels after it, I'm still attracted to the uniqueness of the tale.
The author did a great job researching the facts and creating such an engaging historical novel.That said, I must admit that I felt that the excessive death/killing scenes in the story were boring at times.
name: Khaled Mohamed
تتناول هذه الرواية حدثا تاريخيا معروفا وهو المذبحة التي ارتكبها الدروز ضد الموارنة في جبل الشوف مما استدعي تدخلا فرنسيا في الشأن اللبناني وتأثير هذا الحدث وعواقبه على حياة حنا يعقوب، وقد نجح الروائي ربيع جابر باقتدار في خلق عمل أدبي تاريخي إنساني متميز أضفى بعدا إنسانيا لحركة التاريخ.
Name: elham rasheedy
This fascinating novel takes us to the nineteenth century with its tales of intrigue and competition between the european powers and the ottoman empire, romance, suffering, all woven together with skill and sensitivity by its talented author.
Name: نسرين البخشونجى
وجع إنسانى مكتوب بلغة رائعة و سرد فائق البساطة يتيح للقارئ تخيل الأماكن و الملامح.