beirut 39 (First US Edition, First Printing) (Signed)

Shimon, Samuel (Editor); Signed by Hyam Yared, Joumana Haddad, Mohammad Hassan Alwan

ISBN 10: 1608192024 / ISBN 13: 9781608192021

Published by Bloomsbury, USA, New York, NY, 2010

About this Item

This copy was signed by four contributing authors during the 2011 Luminato Festival in Toronto. The book is in fine condition. First American edition, first printing; signed by Hyam Yared, Joumana Haddad, Mohammad Hassan Alwan, and Randa Jarrar, on the title page. Very scarce signed. Published in association with the UK's Hay Festival.

Seller Inventory # 003190

Bibliographic Details

• Title: beirut 39 (First US Edition, First Printing) (Signed)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury, USA, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608192024
• ISBN 13: 9781608192021
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

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 winners nominated by publishers, literary critics, and readers across the Arab world and internationally, and selected by a panel of eminent Arab writers, academics, and journalists will 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

About the Author

Amin Maalouf was a journalist in Lebanon until the civil war in 1975, when he left for Paris with his family. His work, including The Crusades Through Arab Eyes and the novel Samarkand, has been translated into more than forty languages. He has won the Prix Goncourt for his novel The Rock of Tanios, and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature.