Beirut Blues
The daring fragmented structure of this epistolary novel mirrors the chaos surrounding the heroine, Asmahan, as she futilely writes letters to her loved ones, to her friends, to Beirut, and to the war itself--letters of lament that are never to be answered except with their own resounding echoes....
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The daring fragmented structure of this epistolary novel mirrors the chaos surrounding the heroine, Asmahan, as she futilely writes letters to her loved ones, to her friends, to Beirut, and to the war itself--letters of lament that are never to be answered except with their own resounding echoes. Hanan al-Shaykh evokes a Beirut that has been seen by few.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780385473828 (0385473826)
ASIN: 9780385473828
Publish date: 28-07-1996
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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, Catherine Cobhaim (Translator), now listed on BookLikes)