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The Stone of Laughter
Cover of the American edition
AuthorHoda Barakat
Original titleHajar al-Dahk حجر الضحك
TranslatorSophie Bennet (English)
LanguageArabic
GenreWar novel
PublisherRiad El-Rayyes books
Publication date
1990
Published in English
1995

The Stone of Laughter (Arabic: حجر الضحك) is a Lebanese novel, written in 1990 by author Hoda Barakat set during the Lebanese Civil War. The book was translated into English by Sophie Bennett. It is a winner of the Al-Naqid prize and the first book by an Arab author to have a main character who is homosexual.[citation needed]

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