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Beirut Noir (Akashic Noir) by Iman Humaydan; Zena el Khalil; Rawi Hage; Muhammad Abi Samra; Leila Eid; Hala Kawtharani; Marie Tawk; Bana Baydoun; Hyam Yared; Najwa Barakat; Alawiyeh Sobh; Mazen Zahreddine; Abbas Beydoun; Bachir Hilal; Mazen Maarouf; Tarek Abi Samra is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Beirut Noir (Akashic Noir) about?

“Haunting” stories about crimes that are “often submerged in the greater tragedy of a beautiful city constantly torn within and without by violence” (Publishers Weekly). Beirut is a city both urban and rural, a city of violence and forgiveness, memory and forgetfulness, war and peace. This short story collection, rich with moody suspense, brings this Middle Eastern city and its troubled history to vivid life—revealing the vast maze of the city that can't be found in tourist brochures or hazy, nostalgic depictions of Beirut. Featuring brand-new stories by Rawi Hage, Mohamad Abi Samra, Leila Eid, Hala Kawtharani, Marie Tawk, Bana Baydoun, Hyam Yared, Najwa Barakat, Alawiyeh Sobh, Mazen Zahreddine, Abbas Beydoun, Bachir Hilal, Zena El Khalil, Mazen Maarouf, and Tarek Abi Samra. “The Lebanese authors featured in the collection draw from a much broader palette of Beirut life, and, true to the genre, they tap into their city's dark past and uncertain present. Some stories are absurd and humorous, but almost all are haunted in some way by a nagging memory, a war, a death.” —The National

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Author

Iman Humaydan; Zena el Khalil; Rawi Hage; Muhammad Abi Samra; Leila Eid; Hala Kawtharani; Marie Tawk; Bana Baydoun; Hyam Yared; Najwa Barakat; Alawiyeh Sobh; Mazen Zahreddine; Abbas Beydoun; Bachir Hilal; Mazen Maarouf; Tarek Abi Samra

Publisher

Akashic Books, Ltd.

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781617753442

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Travel, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.36 / 5 (36 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14