{"product_id":"beirut-blues-hanan-al-shaykh-paperback-2","title":"Beirut Blues -- Hanan Al-Shaykh, Paperback","description":"With the acclaim won by her first two novels, Hanan al-Shaykh established herself as the Arab world's foremost woman writer. \u003ci\u003eBeirut Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, published to similar acclaim, further confirms her place in Arabic literature, and brings her writing to a new, groundbreaking level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe daring fragmented structure of this epistolary novel mirrors the chaos surrounding the heroine, Asmahan, as she futilely writes letters to her loved ones, to her friends, to Beirut, and to the war itself--letters of lament that are never to be answered except with their own resounding echoes. In \u003ci\u003eBeirut Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, Hanan al-Shaykh evokes a Beirut that has been seen by few, and that will never be seen again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanan Al-Shaykh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.24w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385473828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanan al-Shaykh\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright, is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eI Sweep the Sun off Rooftops\u003c\/i\u003e; the novels \u003ci\u003eOne Thousand and One Nights, The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOnly in London\u003c\/i\u003e; and a memoir about her mother, \u003ci\u003eThe Locust and the Bird.\u003c\/i\u003e She was raised in Beirut, educated in Cairo, and lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hanan Al-Shaykh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46116135829732,"sku":"9780385473828","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780385473828.jpg?v=1740927030","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/beirut-blues-hanan-al-shaykh-paperback-2","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}