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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beirut Blues'
In a novel by the author of Women of Sand, the letters of a woman in Beirut who chooses to suffer through the civil war rather than flee recount her astonishing life and the tumult around her. [via]

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Easy-to-read print in an ultra-thin style. Carry and read the complete New International Version text in church, in study groups, at the hospital, on a trip--anywhere! Features include center-column refrences; concordance; full-color maps; presentation page and family section; and a ribbon marker. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. (Holman) [via]
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A handy-sized reference edition with extra features
14 in-text maps and charts
2,000-entry dictionary-concordance
Book introductions and outlines
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The NIV Classic Reference Bible is great for people on the go, in a perfect size for pocket or purse. This handy-sized reference Bible comes with extra study features and clear, readable type. The extensive center-column reference system helps you unlock the riches of Scripture. Fourteen in-text maps and charts, 8 pages of full-color maps, and book introductions and outlines bring the meaning of Gods Word into focus. An exclusive 2,000-entry NIV concordance helps locate passages easily. The easy-on-the-eye typeface with bold verse numbers enables you to look up passages and verses with ease. Presentation and family record pages included. The NIV Classic Reference Bible is the convenient to carry, comfortable for the eyes, and gentle on the budget.
Features Include:
Clear type with bold verse numbers for easier reading
2,000-entry dictionary-concordance for locating passages quickly
14 in-text maps, charts, and diagrams add insight
Book introductions and outlines provide context and background
53,000-entry center column reference system unlocks the depths of Scripture
8 pages of full-color maps locate hundreds of Bible places
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El profeta'
Breve obra, donde cada una de las frases pronunciadas por su protagonista, tiene la virtud de movilizaer al lector, promover su propia reflexion y abrirlo a un enfoque totalizador de la vida. [via]

› Find signed collectible books: 'An Evil Cradling/the Five-Year Ordeal of a Hostage'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Food for the Vegetarian: Traditional Lebanese Recipes'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gabriel Hounds'
It's all a grand adventure when Christy Mansel unexpectedly runs into her cousin Charles in Damascus. And being young, rich, impetuous, and used to doing whatever they please, they decide to barge in uninvited on their eccentric Great-Aunt Harrietdespite a long-standing family rule strictly forbidding unannounced visits. A strange new world awaits Charles and Christy beyond the gates of Dar Ibrahim"Lady Harriet's" ancient, crumbling palace in High Lebanonwhere a physician is always in residence and a handful of Arab servants attends to the odd old woman's every need.
But there is a very goodvery sinisterreason why guests are not welcome at Dar Ibrahim. And the young cousins are about to discover that, as difficult as it is to break into the dark, imposing edifice, it may prove even harder still to escape . . .
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Gate of the Sun: Bab al-Shams is the first true magnum opus of the Palestinian saga. Through the passing of the beloved midwife and matriarch of the Shatila refugee camp outside Beirut, the reader enters a world of displacement, fear, and tenuous hope. A doctor tells a story to a man in a coma in an attempt to keep him alive. The patient, Yunes, is from Galilee, where he left Nahla, the love of his life. The novel unfolds at his bedside through Dr. Khalils intimate and haunting flights of memory.
Khoury humanizes the complex Palestinian/Israeli -struggle for us, shedding light on the turbulent history with love and empathy. Khoury opens up a whole new territory, envisioning a place where confronting pain and humiliation might lead, if not to reconciliation, then at least to finding an element of the other in ones self. Us and Them become inextricably entwined through this realigned 1001 Nights. Originally published in Beirut in 1998, the novel has been a sensation throughout the Arab world, in Israel, and throughout Europe.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East'
During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution, from the American hostage crisis in Beirut (as one of only two Western journalists in the city at the time) to the Iran-Iraq War, from the Russian invasion of Afghanistan to Israels invasions of Lebanon, from the Gulf War to the invasion and ongoing war in Iraq. Now he brings his knowledge, his firsthand experience and his intimate understanding of the Middle East to a book that addresses the full complexity of its political history and its current state of affairs.
Passionate in his concerns about the region and relentless in his pursuit of the truth, Fisk has been able to enter the world of the Middle East and the lives of its people as few other journalists have. The result is a work of stunning reportage. His unblinking eyewitness testimony to the horrors of war places him squarely in the tradition of the great frontline reporters of the Second World War. His searing descriptions of lives mangled in the chaos of battle and of the battles themselves are at once dreadful and heartrending.
This is also a book of lucid, incisive analysis. Reaching back into the long history of invasion, occupation and colonization in the region, Fisk sets forth this information in a way that makes clear how a history of injustice has condemned the Middle East to war. He lays open the role of the West in the seemingly endless strife and warfare in the region, traces the growth of the Wests involvement and influence there over the past one hundred years, and outlines the Wests record of support for some of the most ruthless leaders in the Middle East. He chronicles the ever-more-powerful military presence of the United States and tracks the consequent, increasingly virulent anti-Westernand particularly anti-Americansentiment among the regions Muslim populations.
Fisk interweaves this history with his own vividly rendered experiences in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Palestine and Lebanonon the front lines; behind the scenes; in the streets of cities and villages; and inside military headquarters, the hideouts of guerrillas, the homes of ordinary citizens. Here, too, are indelible portraits of Osama bin Laden, Ayatollah Khomeini and Yassir Arafat, among othersall of whom he has met face-to-facerevelatory in their apprehension of the individuals and the ideologies they represent.
Finally, The Great War for Civilisation is the story of journalists in war: of their attempts to report the first, impartial drafts of history, to monitor the centers of power, to challenge authority (especially . . . when governments and politicians take us to war) and to battle an increasingly partisan worldwide media in their determination to report the truth.
Unflinching, provocative, brilliantly writtena work of major importance for todays world. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hizbu'Llah: Politics and Religion'
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'The popular NIV Thinline Bible is getting a face lift! The bestselling NIV Thinline Bible is getting a new, more attractive and readable typeface and all new page design! We've also revised the list of bindings available and added an Italian Duo-Tone for both the regular and large print editions. Product features include: * New, more readable typesetting! * New larger font size! * 8-point type regular edition * 11-point type large print edition * Most read, most trusted NIV translation * Extra-thin size---both regular and large print editions measure less than one inch thick * Double-column format * NIV dictionary/concordance for quick and easy reference * 8-page full-color map section (except softcover edition) * 8-page presentation section (except softcover edition) * Words of Christ in red letter' [via]
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400th Anniversary Edition
For 400 years, the Authorized Version of the Bible--popularly known as the King James Version--has been beloved for its majestic phrasing and stately cadences. No other book has so profoundly influenced our language and our theology. Over time, however, the text has suffered subtle and occasionally troublesome alterations. This edition preserves the original 1611 printing. Word for word and page for page, the text with its original marginal notes, preface, and other introductory material appears as it first did. The sole concession to modernity is a far more readable roman typeface set by nineteenth-century master printers.
"A valuable and essential addition to every Bible library."
--John R. Kohlenberger III
FEATURES
* The only word-for-word facsimile of the original 1611 Authorized Version on the market
* Original preface and translators' notes
* Alfred Pollard's classic essay on pre-1611 English translations and the history of the Authorized Version
* New essays on the enduring impact of the KJV and the Apocrypha
* Handsome page design with decorative initials
* Page-edge gilding and ribbon marker (genuine leather only)
* Clear type is convenient to read and reference
* Special logo on book spine and packaging commemorates the 400th Anniversary
* Includes the Apocrypha
A special Bible for collectors, students, and everybody who cherishes the King James Version [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I, the Divine'
Named after the "divine" Sarah Bernhardt, red-haired Sarah Nour El-Din is "wonderful, irresistibly unique, funny, and amazing," raves Amy Tan. Determined to make of her life a work of art, she tries to tell her story, sometimes casting it as a memoir, sometimes a novel, always fascinatingly incomplete.
"Alameddine's new novel unfolds like a secret... creating a tale...humorous and heartbreaking and always real" (Los Angeles Times). "[W]ith each new approach, [Sarah] sheds another layer of her pretension, revealing another truth about her humanity" (San Francisco Weekly). Raised in a hybrid family shaped by divorce and remarriage, and by Beirut in wartime, Sarah finds a fragile peace in self-imposed exile in the United States. Her extraordinary dignity is supported by a best friend, a grown-up son, occasional sensual pleasures, and her determination to tell her own story. "Like her narrative, [Sarah's] life is broken and fragmented. [But] the bright, strange, often startling pieces...are moving and memorable" (Boston Globe). Reading group guide included. [via]› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong'
In the Name of Identity is as close to summer reading as philosophy gets. It is a personal, sometimes even intimate, account of identity-in-the-world, not a treatise on the thorny metaphysics of identity. A novelist by trade, Amin Maalouf is a fluid writer, and he is aided by Barbara Bray's award-winning translation. His aim is to illuminate the roots of violence and hatred, which he sees in tribalistic forms of identity. He argues that our convictions and notions of identity--whether cultural, religious, national, or ethnic--are socially habituated and frequently dangerous. We'd give them up, he argues, if we thought more closely about them.
Though the book has been heralded as radical and surprising, Maalouf essentially espouses an Enlightenment sensibility, a faith in the brotherhood of man. He is a believer in progress, arguing that "the wind of globalisation, while it could lead us to disaster, could also lead us to success." In fact, he envisions a globalized world in which our local identities are subordinated to a broader "allegiance to the human community itself." Maalouf wants us to retain our distinctiveness, but he wants it subsumed under the nave of common understanding. --Eric de Place [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Israel's Lebanon War'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lebanese Cuisine'
Throughout history, Lebanese cooking has ranked as one of the world's finest cuisines, using simple, healthy ingredients in delectable combinations.
Helou presents over 250 authentic, classical recipes which represent an important part of the rich and turbulent history of this beautiful and bountiful country. The delicious arrays of world-famous mezze, offering light and refined servings, a delight to both eye and palate, provide a style of eating perfectly suited to today's health-conscious cook. There are wonderful vegetarian dishes as well as aromatic stews, many of which can be left to cook slowly, allowing flavors to develop and often tasting even better when eaten the following day. It is Mediterranean food of elegance and infinite variety, using in delectable combinations, simple, healthy ingredients - vegetables, fruit, nuts, grains and cold-pressed oils, rich in vitamins. [via]› Find signed collectible books: 'Lebanese Cuisine/More Than 250 Authentic Recipes from the Most Elegant Middle Eastern Cuisine: More Than 250 Authentic Recipes from the Most Elegant Middle Eastern Cuisine'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lebanon'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lonely Planet Istanbul to Cairo on a Shoestring'
Guides the budget traveller along the popular Istanbul to Cairo route covering the Middle East's most fascinating and accessible countries - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, and Egypt. Includes up-to-date information on border crossings, visa formalities and transport options. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Longest War: Israel in Lebanon'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Longest War Vol. 471: Israel in Lebanon'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nelson's NKJV Study Bible: New King James Version, Personal Size'
The bestselling Zondervan NIV Study Bible in a new and beautiful European leather binding. Features: * Over 20,000 study notes * Icons make important information easy to spot * 900 Character Profile icons * 425 Archaeology icons * Almost 3,000 Personal Application icons * Introductions and outlines provide valuable background information for each book of the Bible * In-text maps, charts, diagrams, and illustrations right where you want them---right next to the appropriate text * 16 pages of full-color maps, plus timelines and presentation page * Words of Christ in red * NIV concordance, plus subject and study notes indexes [via]
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NIV Classic Reference Bible Hardcover
A handy-sized reference edition with extra features
14 in-text maps and charts
2,000-entry dictionary-concordance
Book introductions and outlines
The complete NIV Bible along with reference helps in a convenient size
The NIV Classic Reference Bible is filled with features that promote understanding with every use. It includes the complete text of the New International Version, the translation acclaimed for its accuracy, clarity, and readability. Offered in a handy, take-with-you-size, this edition features an abundance of resources that make studying the Bible easier, at home or on the go.
Study features include more than 53,000 center-column references that unlock the depths of the Scripture, and an exclusive 2,000-entry NIV dictionary-concordance for locating passages easily. Maps and in-text charts offer added outlines for every book of the Bible help you understand the context and history of each section of Scripture. The 9-point typeface with bold verse numbers makes searching for references easy on the eyes. Presentation and family record pages provides a lasting remembrance of significant personal events. And an 8-page, full-color map section accurately locates dozens of important Bible places.
The wisdom and encouragement of Scripture are yours in this convenient, user-friendly edition of the New International Version of the Bible. Whether you are reading the Bible for the very first time or have been a student of Gods Word for many years, this edition of the NIV helps you explore what Gods Word has to say to you. A beautiful, accurate, and clear translation, the New International Version (NIV) is todays most read and most trusted English Bible translation. The thought-for-thought approach of the NIV allows todays reader to better understand and apply the intended meaning of the original Bible writers. Todays bestselling translation, the NIV offers a unique combination of scholarly accuracy and readability. This affordable NIV Classic Reference Bible offers the study features you need to get the most out of your Bible Study
ALL THE CLASSIC HELPS YOU WANTIN A SIZE THAT WONT WEIGH YOU DOWN
The NIV Classic Reference Bible is great for people on the go, in a perfect size for pocket or purse. This handy-sized reference Bible comes with extra study features and clear, readable type. The extensive center-column reference system helps you unlock the riches of Scripture. Fourteen in-text maps and charts, 8 pages of full-color maps, and book introductions and outlines bring the meaning of Gods Word into focus. An exclusive 2,000-entry NIV concordance helps locate passages easily. The easy-on-the-eye typeface with bold verse numbers enables you to look up passages and verses with ease. Presentation and family record pages included. The NIV Classic Reference Bible is the convenient to carry, comfortable for the eyes, and gentle on the budget.
Features Include:
Clear type with bold verse numbers for easier reading
2,000-entry dictionary-concordance for locating passages quickly
14 in-text maps, charts, and diagrams add insight
Book introductions and outlines provide context and background
53,000-entry center column reference system unlocks the depths of Scripture
8 pages of full-color maps locate hundreds of Bible places
8-page presentation section [via]
› Find signed collectible books: 'Niv Large Print Bible Black'
A special edition for Sam's Club. [via]
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Easy-to-read print in an ultra-thin style. Carry and read the complete New International Version text in church, in study groups, at the hospital, on a trip--anywhere! Features include center-column refrences; concordance; full-color maps; presentation page and family section; and a ribbon marker. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. (Holman) [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Out of Place'
Edward Said is one of the most celebrated cultural critics of the postwar world. Of his many books of literary, political, and philosophical criticism, Orientalism--a brilliant analysis of how Europe came to dominate the Orient through the creation of the myth of the exotic East--and the monumental Culture and Imperialism are the best known. His books have redefined readers' understanding of the impact of European imperialism upon the shape of modern culture. Said's career as a thinker spans literature, politics, music, philosophy, and history. As a dispossessed Palestinian growing up in the Middle East and subsequently living in the USA, he has witnessed the impact of the Second World War upon the Arab world, the dissolution of Palestine and the birth of Israel, the rise of Nasser and the PLO, the Lebanese Civil War, and the faltering peace process of the 1990s. As a result, the publication of Said's memoirs, Out of Place, is a particularly significant event. The book offers a fascinating account of the personal development of a critic and thinker who has straddled the divide between East and West, and in the process has redefined Western perceptions of the East and of the plight of Palestinian people.
However, as the title suggests, Said's memoir is a far more ambivalent and at times personally painful account of his early years in Palestine, Egypt, and Lebanon, as well as the often paralyzing embrace of his loving but overbearing parents. Said's memoirs are powerfully informed by his sense of personally, geographically, and linguistically "always being out of place." Born to Christian parents and caught between expressing himself in Arabic, English, and French, he evokes a vivid, but often very unhappy, portrait of growing up in Cairo and Lebanon under the crushing weight of his emotionally intense and ambitious family. The early sections of the book paint a poignant picture of the oppressive regime established over the awkward, painfully uncertain young Edward by his loving mother and expectant, unforgiving father, both of whom cast the longest emotional shadows over the book. Those expecting an account of Said's subsequent intellectual development will be disappointed; apart from the final 50 pages, which deal with Said's education at Princeton and Harvard, Out of Place is, as Said himself says, primarily "a record of an essentially lost or forgotten world, my early life." It is this carefully disclosed record that accounts for Said's deeply ambivalent relationship with both his family and the Palestinian cause. Composed in the light of serious illness, Out of Place is an elegantly written reflection on a life that has movingly come to terms with "being not quite right and out of place." --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk [via]

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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon'
Prizewinning journalist Robert Fisk offers a brilliant account of the tragedy of war as seen in the conflict in Lebanon. "Eminently readable . . . a chronicle of a continuing war without heroes".--The New York Times. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prophet'
Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran's musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.Each essay reveals deep insights into the impulses of the human heart and mind. The Chicago Post said of The Prophet: "Cadenced and vibrant with feeling, the words of Kahlil Gibran bring to one's ears the majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes . . . If there is a man or woman who can read this book without a quiet acceptance of a great man's philosophy and a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man or woman is indeed dead to life and truth."With twelve full-page drawings by Gibran, this beautiful work makes an incredible gift for anyone seeking enlightenment and inspiration. [via]
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With more than 21,000 copies in print of Women Of Sand And Myrrh, and more than 15,000 copies of The Story Of Zahra, Hanan al-Shaykh is the best known and most admired woman writer of the Arab world. The paperback publication of Zahra will bring this passionate and courageous novel to a much larger group of readers. Its haunting story of a young Lebanese woman who attempts to stem the violence in Beirut by initiating a sexual liaison with a sniper has "lifted the corner of a dark curtain" (Sunday Telegraph ) from a world that fascinates us all. [via]

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A powerful and moving novel, by the Arab worlds leading woman novelist, about four women coping with the insular, oppressive society of an unnamed desert state. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zondervan Niv Study Bible, Compact Edition'
The classic, best-selling Zondervan NIV Study Bible, completely revised and updated in 2002, in a compact, easy-to-carry size with two smart, durable binding choicesZondervans new Italian Duo-Tone" binding. [via]
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The classic, best-selling Zondervan NIV Study Bible, completely revised and updated in 2002, in a compact, easy-to-carry size with two smart, durable binding choices---Zondervan's new Italian Duo-Tone binding. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El profeta'
La obra maestra de Kahlil Gibrán es uno de los más queridos clásicos de nuestra época, un repositorio rico en sabiduría y alegría que ha inspirado a generaciones de lectores. Con poesía frugal y bellamente resonante, El profeta ofrece inolvidables palabras de esperanza y consolación sobre los temas del nacimiento, del amor, del matrimonio, de la muerte y de los otros hitos de la vida.
Desde su publicación hace más de setenta años, El profeta ha sido traducido a más de veinte idiomas y ha dado inspiración a millones de lectores, quienes encuentran en sus palabras la expresión de los más profundos impulsos, la más profunda poesía, del corazón humano. Ilustrados con los dibujos místicos de Gibrán--comparados por Auguste Rodin a los de William Blake--El profeta es un volumen para disfrutar y al cual volver a lo largo de la vida. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Profeta/the Prophet'
Una de las obras maestras de la literatura universal es El Profeta. En la voz de Almustafá, el profeta, se encierra la esencia última del pensamiento poético de Jalil Gibrán, poeta libanés emigrado a Estados Unidos y perseguidor errante de la verdad y la bellza, en cuya personalidad se da prodigiosa sÃntesis de un Oriente y Occidente fertilizados por la sensibilidad de un autor subyugante. Cada relectura arrojará un nueva valor, cada imagen evocada adquirirá un nuevo perfil. Siempre hay algo nuevo y sorprendente en las densas y breves páginas en las que se concentra todo el verbo creador del poeta libanés. Es por esta razó por lo que El Profeta fue desde un primer momento un clásico predestinado a la inmortalidad. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Identites Meurtrieres'
" Depuis que j'ai quitté le Liban pour m'installer en France, que de fois m'a-t-on demandé, avec les meilleures intentions du monde, si je me sentais " plutôt français " ou " plutôt libanais ". Je réponds invariablement : " L'un et l'autre ! " Non par quelque souci d'équilibre ou d'équité, mais parce qu' en répondant différemment, je mentirais. Ce qui fait que je suis moi-même et pas un autre, c'est que je suis ainsi à la lisière de deux pays, de deux ou trois langues, de plusieurs traditions culturelles. C'est cela mon identité ? "
Partant d'une question anodine qu'on lui a souvent posée, Amin Maalouf s'interroge sur la notion d'identité, sur les passions qu'elle suscite, sur ses dérives meurtrières. Pourquoi est-il si difficile d'assumer en toute liberté ses diverses appartenances ? Pourquoi faut-il, en cette fin de siècle, que l'affirmation de soi s'accompagne si souvent de la négation d'autrui ? Nos sociétés seront-elles indéfiniment soumises aux tensions, aux déchaînements de violence, pour la seule raison que les êtres qui s'y côtoient n'ont pas tous la même religion, la même couleur de peau, la même culture d'origine ? Y aurait-il une loi de la nature ou une loi de l'Histoire qui condamne les hommes à s'entretuer au nom de leur identité ?
C'est parce qu'il refuse cette fatalité que l'auteur a choisi d'écrire les Identités meurtrières, un livre de sagesse et de lucidité, d'inquiétude mais aussi d'espoir.
Amin Maalouf a publié les Croisades vues par les Arabes, ainsi que six romans : Léon l'Africain, Samarcande, les jardins de lumière, le Premier siècle après Béatrice, le Rocher de Tanios et les Echelles du Levant. [via]
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288pages. 14,1cm x 22,7cm x 1,9cm. broché. " Dans le village où je suis né, les rochers ont un nom. Il y a Vaisseau, la Tête de l'ours, l'Embuscade, le Mur, et aussi des Jumeaux, encore dits les Seins de la goule. Il y a surtout la Pierre aux soldats; c'est là qu'autrefois on faisait le guet lorsque la troupe pourchassait les insoumis; aucun lieu n'est plus vénéré, plus chargé de légendes. Pourtant, lorsqu'il m'arrive de revoir en songe le paysage de mon enfance, c'est un autre rocher qui m'apparaît. L'aspect d'un siège majestueux, creusé comme usé à l'emplacement des fesses, avec un dossier haut et droit s'abaissant de chaque côté en manière d'accoudoir -il est le seul, je crois, à porter un nom d'homme, le Rocher de Tanios. "Tel est le début de ce roman où le lecteur fera provision d'énigmes, d'émotions et de péripéties. On y rencontre, entre autres, un muletier savant, un cheik prénommé Francis, une prostituée géorgienne, un patriarche que la Mort attend, embusquée derrière le fusil du consul d'Angleterre, et cette femme, Lamia, qui porte sa beauté comme une croix. On y rencontre, surtout, un jeune homme aux cheveux déjà blanchis, et qui devient, par hasard ou par fatalité, le héros d'une étrange légende. Le Rocher de Tanios est, enfin, un roman d'aventures et de fidélité. On y entend le bruit de ce destin qui " passe et repasse à travers nous, comme l'aiguille du cordonnier à travers le cuir qu'il façonne ". [via]
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