beirut 39 (First US Edition, First Printing) (Signed)
Shimon, Samuel (Editor); Signed by Hyam Yared, Joumana Haddad, Mohammad Hassan Alwan
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury, USA, New York, NY, 2010
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This copy was signed by four contributing authors during the 2011 Luminato Festival in Toronto. The book is in excellent condition; only opened for signing. This is the first US edition, 1st printing; signed by Hyam Yared, Joumana Haddad, Mohammad Hassan Alwan, and Randa Jarrar, on the Contents page beside their respective contribution. Very scarce signed. Published in association with the UK's Hay Festival.
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- Title
- beirut 39 (First US Edition, First Printing) (Signed)
- Author
- Shimon, Samuel (Editor); Signed by Hyam Yared, Joumana Haddad, Mohammad Hassan Alwan
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury, USA, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- As New
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1608192024
- ISBN 13
- 9781608192021
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
Beirut is the 2009 World Book Capital, as designated by UNESCO, and at the center of the festivities, in collaboration with the world-renowned Hay Festival, is a competition to identify the thirty-nine most promising young talents in Arab literature. The selection of the "Beirut 39" follows the success of a similar competition in the 2007 World Book Capital, Bogotá, celebrating achievements in Latin American literature.
This year, for the first time, the winnersnominated by publishers, literary critics, and readers across the Arab world and internationally, and selected by a panel of eminent Arab writers, academics, and journalistswill be published together in a one-of-a-kind anthology. Edited by Samuel Shimon of Banipal magazine, the collection will be published simultaneously in Arabic and English throughout the world by Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing.
Beirut 39 provides an important look at the Arab-speaking world today, through the eyes of thirty-nine of its brightest young literary stars.
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About the Author
Samuel Shimon is the co-founder and deputy editor of Banipal, a highly respected magazine of new Arab writing in English translation. He is also the founder and editor of Kikah, the most popular cultural website in Arabic. His autobiographical novel An Iraqi in Paris was long-listed for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
Amin Maalouf is the author of many works of fiction, including Leo the African and Samarkand, as well as non-fiction, including The Crusades through Arab Eyes and In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong
www.beirut39.com
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