The Other Middle East: An Anthology of Modern Levantine Literature

This Unique Literary Collection Offers A Window On The Contemporary Levant, A Region Comprising Most Of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Cyprus, Parts Of Southern Turkey And Northwestern Iraq, And The Sinai Peninsula. Originally Written In Arabic, French, Aramaic, Lebanese, Egyptian, And Hebrew, And Reflecting An Extraordinary Diversity Of Cultures, Faiths, Traditions, And Languages, The Selections In This Book Also Convey A Wide Range Of Ideas And Perspectives, To Offer Readers A Nuanced Understanding Of The Mosaic That Is The Contemporary Middle East. Franck Salameh, Who Compiled This Anthology Over The Course Of More Than Two Decades, Introduces And Annotates Each Selection For The Benefit Of The Uninitiated Reader, Offering Background On The Various Peoples And Politics Of The Levant. In These Pages, We Discover A Middle East In Which, As One Writer Puts It, An Armenian And A Turk Can Still Hold Hands In The Midst Of Massacres. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note On Translation And Transliteration -- Prolegomena: Panoramic Perspectives -- Introduction: Levant As Crossroads Of Civilization And Culture -- Syria -- Lebanon -- Israel And Palestine -- Egypt -- Conclusion: From War To Hope -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Text Sources And Credits -- Index Franck Salameh. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In English.