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The events of the novel take place at the beginning of the Lebanese civil war (1975-76), when the war began to dominate the daily lives of people and large numbers were forced to leave their homes. Beirut was split into West and East. The fiercest battles were fought downtown, where the largest and...

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Main Author: Ǧābir, Rabīʿ 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:Arabic
Published: Bairūt Dār at-Tanwīr li-'ṭ-Ṭibāʿa wa-'n-Našr 2012
Edition:aṭ-Ṭabʿa aṯ-ṯānīya
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Summary:The events of the novel take place at the beginning of the Lebanese civil war (1975-76), when the war began to dominate the daily lives of people and large numbers were forced to leave their homes. Beirut was split into West and East. The fiercest battles were fought downtown, where the largest and most famous hotel in the city stood, the Holiday Inn. Most Christians were expelled from West Beirut and the majority of Muslims from the East, while the militias of the Lebanese Forces, the Tigers Militia and the Guardians of the Cedars took over the mainly Palestinian refugee camp of Tel Zaatar, where a terrible massacre took place
Physical Description:648 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:9789953582511

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