Beirut Noir - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1617753440 ISBN 13 : 9781617753442

Editeur : Akashic Books,U.S., 2016

Synopsis

PART OF AKASHIC'S ACCLAIMED NOIR SERIES

On the heels of Tel Aviv Noir and Tehran Noir (both 2014, also available), the Akashic Noir series moves deeper into the Middle East.

From the introduction by Humaydan:

"Beirut is a city of contradiction and paradox. It is an urban and rural city, one of violence and forgiveness, memory and forgetfulness. Beirut is a city of war and peace. This short story collection is a part of a vibrant, living recovery of Beirut. BEIRUT NOIR recovers the city once again through writing, through the literary visions of its authors...

"From within this collection of stories, a general attitude toward Beirut emerges: the city is viewed from a position of critique, doubt, disappointment, and despair. The stories here show the vast maze of the city that can't be found in tourist brochures or nostalgic depictions of Beirut that are completely out of touch with reality. Perhaps this goes without saying in a collection of stories titled BEIRUT NOIR. But the 'noir' label here should be viewed from multiple angles, and it takes on many different forms in the stories. No doubt this is because it is imbricated in the distinct moments that Beirut has lived through and how they are depicted in the stories."

Featuring brand-new stories by Rawi Hage, Muhammad Abi Samra, Leila Eid, Hala Kawtharani, Marie Tawk, Bana Baydoun, Hyam Yared, Najwa Barakat, Alawiyeh Sobh, Mazen Zahreddine, Abbas Beydoun, Bachir Hilal, Zena El Khalil, Mazen Maarouf and Tarek Abi Samra.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Iman Humaydan is a Lebanese writer, creative writing teacher, translator, editor, publisher and journalist. Her novels B as in Beirut (Arabia Book, 2009) and Other Lives (Interlink, 2014) - originally written in Arabic - have been translated and published internationally. She is the cofounder of the Lebanese chapter of PEN, and she splits her time between Beirut and Paris. Michelle Hartman is Associate Professor of Arabic Literature at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Akashic Books,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617753440
• ISBN 13: 9781617753442
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Humaydan Iman
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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