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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully written novel of an unsettling time.,
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This review is from: The Return to Beirut (Paperback)
I suppose few North Americans are thinking about Lebanon's civil war these days, but this book is definately worth reading. It's set against the (recent) turmoil in Beirut--but is about much more than that. Its structure interweaves three stories taking place at three different times of at least 5 generations of a Lebanese family--those who emigrated and those who remained in their homeland. As the three narratives converge over the course of the novel, the reader is left with a rich sense of the impact of civil unrest on individuals, familes and the future of a country. The author is a poet, and one can easily see this in her choice of language. This is a difficult (and sometime violent) topic, but an important exploration of unrest in a "third world" country. |
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The Return to Beirut by Andrée Chedid (Paperback - January 1, 1990)
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