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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Mehlis Reportdi Rabee Jaber
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A wonderful, brilliantly written work of fiction set in Lebanon during the period leading up to the release of the Mehlis Report, the UN investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri. The novel focusses on a brother and a sister, one alive, the other dead. And focusses also on the importance of place in making us who we are. A wise and bittersweet piece. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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A complex thriller, The Mehlis Report introduces English readers to a highly talented Arabic writer. When former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri is killed by a massive bomb blast, the U.N. appoints German judge Detlev Mehlisto conduct an investigation of the attack -- while explosions continue to rock Beirut. Mehlis's report is eagerly awaited by the entire Lebanese population. First we meet Saman Yarid, a middle-aged architect who wanders the tense streets of Beirut and, like everyone else in the city, can't stop thinking about the pending report. Saman's sister Josephine, who was kidnapped in 1983,narrates the second part of The Mehlis Report: Josephine is dead, yet exists in a bizarre underworld in the bowels of Beirut where the dead are busy writing their memoirs. Then the ghost of Hariri himself appears ... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)892.7Literature Literature of other languages Middle Eastern languages Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan)Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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