Beirut Fragments: A War Memoir
Jean Said Makdisi
1990
An intensely personal yet timelessly crafted portrait of life in a worn-torn city, Beirut Fragments spans the years of the civil war in Lebanon, 1975-1990. When thousands fled, Jean Said Makdisi chose to stay. She raised three sons, taught English and Humanities at Beirut University College-and she wrote. She records the breakdown of society and the physical destruction of Beirut, the massacres of Sabra and Shatila, the Israeli Invasion, everyday acts of terrorism, the struggle to maintain ordinary routines amid chaos, and the incredible spirit of a people. A Palestinian, a Christian, a woman who has lived in Jerusalem, Cairo, the United States, and Beirut, Jean Said Makdisi uses the migrations of her own life as a paradigm which helps elucidate many of the conflicts in the region. The new afterword covers the postwars years, from the last ceasefire to the present day.
Abe Books
Abe Books
Identifier
L0050Call Number
DS87.M355 1989Extent
253 pages ; softcover 22 cmLanguage
ISBN
9780892552450Edition
Revised Edition, First PrintingPlace of Publication
New York, NYPublication Type
PrintAuthor
Jean Said MakdisiPublisher
Persea BooksCollection
grunt gallery LibraryCopyright 1990 by Jean Said Makdisi.