Titre : | Leaving Beirut | Type de document : | texte imprimé | Auteurs : | Mai Ghoussoub, Auteur | Editeur : | London : Saqi | Année de publication : | 2007 | Importance : | 1 vol. (188 p.) | Présentation : | couv. ill. en coul. | Format : | 22 cm | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-86356-676-9 | Langues : | Anglais (eng) | Catégories : | Guerre civile Liban Roman
| Index. décimale : | M-4.1 Romans, nouvelles et récits | Résumé : | "A twelve-year-old girl writes an essay that extols revenge to impress her teacher, and is surprised to receive criticism rather than praise. 'Revenge', Mrs Nomy insists, is 'the most cowardly' human behaviour. Years later, having fled Beirut, she reflects upon the devastating role revenge has played in her country. Might she have found it so easy to forgive if she had stayed? Or might she, too, have contemplated retribution? This is a compelling and humane book, which abounds in courage and compassion."(4ème de couverture) |
Leaving Beirut [texte imprimé] / Mai Ghoussoub, Auteur . - London : Saqi, 2007 . - 1 vol. (188 p.) : couv. ill. en coul. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-0-86356-676-9 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Catégories : | Guerre civile Liban Roman
| Index. décimale : | M-4.1 Romans, nouvelles et récits | Résumé : | "A twelve-year-old girl writes an essay that extols revenge to impress her teacher, and is surprised to receive criticism rather than praise. 'Revenge', Mrs Nomy insists, is 'the most cowardly' human behaviour. Years later, having fled Beirut, she reflects upon the devastating role revenge has played in her country. Might she have found it so easy to forgive if she had stayed? Or might she, too, have contemplated retribution? This is a compelling and humane book, which abounds in courage and compassion."(4ème de couverture) |
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