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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Arkansas Press
ISBN-101557283834
ISBN-139781557283832
eBay Product ID (ePID)613408
Product Key Features
Book TitleBeirut '75 : a Novel
Number of Pages126 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicCultural Heritage, General, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorGhadah Samman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-013545
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal892/.736
SynopsisGhada Samman's first full-length novel, originally published in Arabic in 1974, is a creative and daring work prophetically depicting the social and political causes of the Lebanese civil war in 1975. The story opens in a taxi in which we meet the five central characters, each seeking something to give life meaning: security, fame, wealth, dignity, recognition, freedom from fear and from tradition-sanctioned, dehumanizing practices. Once they reach the capital city of Beirut, on which they've pinned their hopes, they all discover, man and woman alike, that they are victims of forces either partially or completely beyond their control, such as political corruption, class discrimination, economic and sexual exploitation, destruction of the natural environment, and blind allegiance to tradition. Beirut '75 addresses struggles of Arab society, particularly the Lebanese, but the message is one of the universal human condition. Thus, in addition to this superb English-language presentation, Samman's novel has already appeared in German (two editions), French, and Italian versions. Winner of The University of Arkansas Press Award for Arabic Literature in Translation.
LC Classification NumberPJ7862.A584B3913
