Beirut Noir
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On the heels of Tel Aviv Noir and Tehran Noir, the Akashic Noir Series moves deeper into the Middle East.
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Iman Humaydan is a Lebanese writer, creative writing teacher, translator, editor/publisher, and journalist. Her novels B as in Beirut, Wild Mulberries, Other Lives, and The Weight of Paradise, all written in Arabic, have been translated and published internationally. She is the cofounder of the Lebanese chapter of PEN, and splits her time between Beirut and Paris. She is the editor of Beirut Noir.
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Introduction
Part I: When Time Does Not Exist
¿"The Bastard" by Tarek Abi Samra (Chiyah)
¿"Maya Rose" by Zena el Khalil (Ain el Mreisseh)
¿"Pizza Delivery" by Bana Beydoun (Manara)
¿"Under the Tree of Melancholy" by Najwa Barakat (Gemmayzeh)
¿"Eternity and the Hourglass" by Hyam Yared (Trabaud Street)
Part II: Panorama of the Soul
¿"Beirut Apples" by Leila Eid (Bourj Hammoud)
¿"Bird Nation" by Rawi Hage (Corniche/Ashrafieh)
¿"Dirty Teeth" by The Amazin' Sardine (Monot Street)
¿"The Boxes" by Mazen Maarouf (Caracas)
¿"Rupture" by Bachir Hilal (Tallet al-Khayyat)
Part III: Waiting for Yesterday
¿"The Thread of Life" by Hala Kawtharani (Bliss Street)
¿"Without a Trace" by Mohamad Abi Samra (Raouché)
¿"The Death of Adil Uliyyan" by Abbas Beydoun (Ras Beirut)
¿"Scent of a Woman, Scent of a City" by Alawiya Sobh (Khandaq al-Ghamiq)
¿"Sails on the Sidewalk" by Marie Tawk (Sin el Fil)