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Multiple themes, such as women’s place in society, and the beauty and depth of Arabic calligraphy are threaded through this novel which takes place during and after Lebanon’s civil war -
The reminiscences of a Lebanese intellectual haunted by the loss of his two lovers -
A rich exploration of the ambiguous place of one queer man within the close-knit fabric of working-class Tripolitanian life -
A tightly paced queer romance that explores how the relationships we build make us who we are -
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