This is Vol. 37, No. 3 of The Literary Review (Bearing Witness: Recent Literature from Lebanon). Good morning, my exile. The pages are white – so are my memories – my dreams must run their course before I can begin. From Memoirs in Exile by Joseph Abi Daher I know you, Beirut! I know you […]
“Pity the Nation” is both an historical document and an eye-witness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain’s foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting; it is an account of the Lebanon conflict by an author who has personally witnessed the carnage of Beirut for over a decade. Gunmen and […]
Review Skillfully weaving together social, political, cultural and economic history, this deeply informed and penetrating study provides a rich understanding of the vibrant, tragic, but ever hopeful Lebanese ‘door to East and West’, tracing the intricacies of this fascinating society to their historical roots and revealing the complex web that has emerged. It closes with […]
Review “An evocative portrait of a great but tragic metropolis.” — Gilbert Taylor Booklist 20101101 “A significant and important book for anyone with an interest in the city and its ongoing troubles, the Middle East in general and in the relationship between modernity and urbanity.” — Ghassan Hage The Australian 20110202 “Kassir embodied Beirut’s variant […]
REVIEW This wild and comic tale of Middle East misadventure is “a very funny and frequently insightful look at the world’s most combustible region. Fearlessness is a valuable quality in a travel writer, and Mr. Horwitz . . . seems as intrepid as they come”.–The New York Times Book Review.
Review ‘A crisp and timely analysis that arranges well-documented facts and synthesizes the region’s extremely complex problems in such a way that even readers who are only moderately familiar with the situation can understand.’ The Daily Star, Beirut. About the Author Gilbert Achcar lived in Lebanon for many years before moving to France, where he […]