House of Mathilde by Hassan Daoud

House of Mathilde by Hassan Daoud

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Set in an apartment building in Beirut, this novel evokes the pattern of the ordinary lives of its Muslim and Christian tenants as society disintegrates around them. The domestic events that shape the novel are shadowed by the theme of human survival in the face of brutal civil war.

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House of Mathilde by Hassan Daoud

Set in an apartment building in Beirut, this novel evokes the pattern of the ordinary lives of its Muslim and Christian tenants as society disintegrates around them. The domestic events that shape the novel are shadowed by the theme of human survival in the face of brutal civil war.
Hassan Daoud is chief editor of Nawafez, the cultural supplement for Al Mustaqbal Daily in Beirut. He has also served as cultural editor and contributor to other Lebanese national newspapers. His novels include House of Mathilde (Granta, Actes Sud) and The Penguin's Song.
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ISBN 13 9781862072220
ISBN 10 1862072221
Title House of Mathilde
Author Hassan Daoud
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 1999-03-22
Number of pages 192
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