Between Beirut and the Moon [electronic resource]
A. Naji Bakhti2020
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'A joyous tale from a fresh new voice.'
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A young boy comes of age within the confines of post-civil-war Beirut, with
conflict, and comedy lurking round every corner.
Adam dreams of becoming an astronaut but who has ever heard of an Arab on the
moon? He battles with his father, a book-hoarding journalist with a penchant for
writing eulogies, his closest friend, Basil, a Druze who is said to worship
goats and believe in reincarnation, and a host of other misfits and miscreants
in a city attempting recover from years of political and military violence.
Adam's youth oscillates from laugh out loud escapades, to near death encounters,
as he struggles to understand the turbulent and elusive city he calls home.
''Set amidst the country's sectarian divisions as it attempts to recover from
decades of political violence and civil war, Between Beirut and the Moon charts
a young boy's near-death encounters, with a colourful cast and comical
esca...
Main title:
Between Beirut and the Moon [electronic resource] / A. Naji Bakhti
Author:
A. Naji Bakhti, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Influx Press, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (304 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781910312568
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
433479
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