{"product_id":"my-great-arab-melancholy-paperback","title":"My Great Arab Melancholy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLamia Ziadé\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Ramadan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Prix littéraire France-Liban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A stunningly stylish, breathtakingly evocative tribute in words and art to the cosmopolitan Levant that exists in defiance of war and empire. I treasure my copy' --\u003c\/b\u003e Molly Crabapple, artist and co-author of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Great Arab Melancholy\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, elegiac and award-winning book from Lebanese writer and illustrator Lamia Ziadé. Blending the author's years of research, personal memoir, and more than 300 illustrations, this compelling history of the modern Arab world explores the major thinkers, struggles, and turning points that have shaped the Middle East as we know it today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ziadé begins in South Lebanon, \"land of martyrs, ruins, and passion\", before taking the reader on a journey through Beirut, Jerusalem, Cairo, and Baghdad. The book moves from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, tracing the Arab world's tragedies and the derailing of dreams and possibilities caused in large part by Western imperialism and the conquest of Palestine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Within these pages there are the blasts of explosions, blood, and tears; cemeteries, wreaths, and ribbons; martyrs and paradise. Ziadé unearths the buried memory of resistance fighters and their lost ideals. In haunting prose and unforgettable images she celebrates the progressive, bold, revolutionary moments and figures of the Arab world's recent past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLamia Ziadé\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lebanese author, illustrator and visual artist. Born in Beirut in 1968 and raised during the Lebanese Civil War, she moved to Paris at 18 to study graphic arts. She then worked as a designer for Jean Paul Gaultier, exhibited her art in numerous galleries internationally, and went on to publish several illustrated books, including \u003ci\u003eMy Port of Beirut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eÔ nuit, ô mes yeux\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lamia Ziadé is a Lebanese author, illustrator and visual artist. Born in Beirut in 1968 and raised during the Lebanese Civil War, she moved to Paris at 18 to study graphic arts. She then worked as a designer for Jean-Paul Gaultier, exhibited her art in numerous galleries internationally, and went on to publish several illustrated books, including \u003ci\u003eMy Port of Beirut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMa très grande mélancolie arabe\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Prix France-Liban, \u003ci\u003eÔ nuit, ô mes yeux\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBye bye Babylone\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Emma Ramadan is an educator and literary translator from French. She is the recipient of the PEN Translation Prize, the Albertine Prize, two NEA Fellowships, and a Fulbright. Her translations include \u003ci\u003eA Country for Dying \u003c\/i\u003eby Abdellah Taïa, \u003ci\u003eZabor, or the Psalms \u003c\/i\u003eby Kamel Daoud, \u003ci\u003ePanics \u003c\/i\u003eby Barbara Molinard, and \u003ci\u003eThe Easy Life \u003c\/i\u003eby Marguerite Duras. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765370618144,"sku":"9780745348155","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6bcc211a7b4ff5cc836b5c5fd17a799.webp?v=1780267483","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-great-arab-melancholy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}