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Beirut Fragments A War Memoir [Paperback]

Jean Said Makdisi (Author)
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Born in Jerusalem, raised in Egypt, educated in England and America, Makdisi married a Lebanese man and settled in Beirut in 1972. Despite the 1982 Israeli invasion and 15 years of civil war, the Makdisis are still there, "clinging to the wreckage" and maintaining a "strange love for this mutilated city." The author of this beautifully crafted memoir delineates the lives and emotions of those who chose to stay, emphasizing the joie de vivre of friends and acquaintances despite frequent shellings, aerial bombardments and fighting in the streets. Told from the point of view of a self-described housewife, this is apparently the first detailed account by a civilian of daily life in the cockpit of the Middle East war. A sensitive and perceptive observer, Makdisi also writes of the ruthlessness of Israeli troops in '82--which will shock readers.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This eyewitness report of the still-continuing war in Beirut conveys both the moving struggle to preserve the threads of daily life and the ever-present fear and rage at the destruction of the once-lovely city. Makdisi records her determination to survive the shelling, bombing, and killing that started with civil war in 1975 and accelerated by Israeli invasion in 1982. Huddled in shelters and faced with intermittent supplies of water and electricity, Makdisi and her neighbors grew increasingly angry at the callousness of the political leaders--Lebanese, Arab, and Western--who prolonged the fighting. This well-written memoir will appeal to all who are concerned with human survival, and also to those who need to be reminded of the cost of big-power politics.
- Elizabeth R. Hayford, Associated Colls. of the Midwest, Chicago
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book about the human side of war., Oct 20 2005
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This book dramatically describes the plight of the lebanese people from a human and often unheard point of view. I recommend this book for anyone interested in getting a real picture of life in a situation like the lebanese civil war, or the israeli invasion of lebanon, or war in general. Politics prove to be a separate entity from the people that often leaves them the undeserved victims of retribution for political extremism.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good portrayal of a beautiful city destroyed by civil war, Dec 26 2002
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I don't believe I've ever written a book review before but I wanted to recommend this book. I have not yet traveled to Lebanon but I have done alot of reading about this country and hope to visit soon. The book really gave a good picture of what it must have felt like to have lived in Lebanon during its civil war. I read the book in 2 or 3 days, couldn't put it down... After I read it, I sent it to a Lebanese friend of mine. He said it reminded him very much of his childhood. The Lebanese people are a wonderful people. So courageous... Able to find humor and beauty and wonder and appreciation in the most ordinary of things. Able to survive through years and years of turmoil. They have such an ability to adapt...and create strong community.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The city that looked death in the face, Jun 8 2001
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Makdisi's book is a remarkable testament to a shattered city that was raped, pillaged, battered, dismembered and physically left to die as a result of the civil war that raged from 1975 to 1990. The beauty of her writing lies in her heart wrenching simplicity and descriptive account of those terrible years seen through the eyes of a mother and teacher who witnessed the slow and lingering death of a city that she had grown to love. Every page is a testament to the people of Beirut who lived through the conflict and yet quite remarkably the passion that Makdisi feels for Beirut is heightened to dramatic effect whilst at the same time deploring the wages of war and how the city had become a playground for terrorist activities by largers players on the world scene. The people of Beirut were simply forgotten by the world and yet her love of humanity and how her hope remains unremitting is a shining example to mankind, amidst the carnage. A remarkable book, gripping and vivid, and a testimony to the belief that the human spirit can transcend all conflicts.
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