Description
In this daring epistolary novel, Asmahan writes letters to everyone she loves—and to Beirut itself—trying to hold together memory, identity, and hope amid the unraveling of her world. As the correspondence fragments and circles back on itself, the book captures the emotional logic of war: longing without reply, grief that echoes, and the desperate need to make meaning from chaos. Through Asmahan’s intimate voice, it explores love and loyalty, the costs of conflict, and the way cities and relationships can become both refuge and ruin. Hanan al-Shaykh’s acclaimed, lyrical style—sharp, unsentimental, and deeply humane—turns private correspondence into a haunting portrait of a place that can’t be recovered.
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paperback
Anchor
Published Apr 10, 2013
385 pages
ISBN: 9780307831132
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
ara
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Beirut Blues by Hanan al-Shaykh.