| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Akashic noir series |
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Akashic noir series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; PART I; THE BASTARD; MAYA ROSE; PIZZA DELIVERY; UNDER THE TREE OF MELANCHOLY; ETERNITY AND THE HOURGLASS; PART II; BEIRUT APPLES; BIRD NATION; DIRTY TEETH; THE BOXES; RUPTURE; PART III; THE THREAD OF LIFE; WITHOUT A TRACE; THE DEATH OF ADIL ULIYYAN; SCENT OF A WOMAN, SCENT OF A CITY; SAILS ON THE SIDEWALK |
| Summary |
"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." |
| Notes |
Title detail screen (OverDrive, viewed November 30, 2015) |
| Subject |
Noir fiction.
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Arabic fiction -- Lebanon -- Translations into English
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French fiction -- Lebanon -- Translations into English
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FICTION -- General.
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Arabic fiction
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French fiction
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Noir fiction
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| SUBJECT |
Beirut (Lebanon) -- Fiction
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Lebanon -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Lebanon
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Lebanon -- Beirut
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction
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Fiction
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Translations
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Detective and mystery stories.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hartman, Michelle, translator.
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Ḥumaydān, Īmān, editor
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| ISBN |
9781617753596 |
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1617753599 |
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