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Tuyur al-Holiday Inn طيور الهوليداي إن

By: Jaber, Rabia (b. 1972) ربيع جابر
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Language: Arabic

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مفقود: غادر كارلوس ميشال حبيب منزله في بناية أيوب في الأشرفية يوم الجمعة الماضي ولم يعد. عمره 22 سنة، يرتدي كنزة صفراء وقميصاً أصفر وبنطلوناً لون كريم. يرجى ممن يعرف عنه شيئاً الاتصال بالرقم 320496 أو 324773.

مفقودتان: غادرت السيدة يوتا الحوارنة (30 عاماً) ومعها ابنتها عليا (عامان) منزلهما يوم الخميس الماضي ولم تعودا. يرجى ممن يعلم عنهما شيئاً الاتصال بأحد الرقمين 310050 أو 301574.

مفقودة: غادرت الشابة لينا نسيب طانيوس منزلها في بدارو يوم الثلاثاء الماضي ولم تعد. عمرها 19 عاماً، ترتدي فستاناً أزرق وكنزة بيضاء. الرجاء ممن يعرف عنها شيئاً الاتصال على الرقم 495371 وله مكافأة.

The Birds of the Holiday Inn, a novel in the Arabic language by award-winning Lebanese author, novelist and journalist Rabia' Jaber (b. 1972). 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...

Longlisted for the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (Arabic Booker Prize)

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Product Details
By:Jaber, Rabia (b. 1972) ربيع جابر
Language:Arabic
Format:Softcover
Pages: 648 pp
Publisher:Dar al-Tanweer, Beirut, 2012
Dimensions:14.5 x 21.5 cm
ISBN-13:9789953582511
Topic:Arabic Fiction - Lebanon

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Book Synopsis from International Prize for Arabic Fiction:

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.

The heroes of the novel all live in the ‘Abd’ building in Ashrafieh (East Beirut) and through their stories we are given a glimpse of Lebanese life at the time, and the experiences of isolation, fear, chaos caused by armed groups and kidnappings on the basis of religious identity. The book portrays the sufferings of everyday life and the tragedy of families searching for their loved ones who have ‘departed and not returned’. Memories of those who disappeared are still alive today, along with the hope that one day those lost will return.

Tuyur al-Holiday Inn  طيور الهوليداي إن
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