| Below is an eclectic mix of the bibliography for this site, books about Lebanon, books by Lebanese authors, music from or for Lebanon, etc. Recommendations are welcome, and you'll find a form for this purpose on my Recommendations page. | |
| Lebanese fiction |
. Amin Maalouf, Le Rocher de Tanios: This Prix Goncourt winner shows a wonderful understanding of the nature of the Mountain people, articulated with subtle conversation and custom. I highly recommend it for an inside look at this tough and endearing community.
. English version: The Rock of Tanios. . Amin Maalouf, Les Echelles du Levant: A story that starts in Turkey and ends in Lebanon, made tragic by the different conflicts of the Middle East. . Amin Maalouf, Les Jardins de Lumière: The life and philosophy of Mani, the man at the origin of the word manicheism.
. Alexandre Najjar, L'Astronome. . Andrée Chedid, L'enfant multiple: Omar-Jo is 8 years old and lost an arm during the Lebanese war. Now arrived in Paris, he chooses to become a new Charlie Chaplin to heal himself and the crowd around him.
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| Tradition and culture |
. Victor Sauma, Sur les pas des Saints au Liban.
. Patricia Acra-Raad, Une Montagne et des hommes
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| General history |
. Robert Fisk, Pity the Nation: This is the best unbiased book about the Lebanese wars. Fisk was at the heart of the action from '75 till the end of the war and has amassed a large amount of poignant documentation from the very mouths of the protagonists themselves, on all sides. If you ever wondered about the Lebanese war or the Middle East crisis in general, this is an absolute must read.
. Fouad Debbas, Beyrouth, our memory: a guided tour through pictures of the 30s. . Ghassan Tueni, El Burj. . Joseph Nehme, Le drapeau libanais à travers les siècles. . Asma Freiha, Les Libanais et la vie au Liban de l'indépendance à la guerre. . Antoine Harb, Lebanon, A Name Through 4000 Years: Entity and Identity. |
| Phoenicia | . Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet & Eric Gubel, Les Phéniciens: Aux origines du Liban, Gallimard: a concise and abundantly illustrated book, good for an overview.
. Charles Corm, 6000 ans de génie pacifique au service de l'humanité, conférence du 7 juin 1949. . Henri Moukheiber, Les apports du Liban à la civilisation mondiale. . M. Gras, P. Rouillard, J. Teixidor, L'univers phénicien . Joseph Chami, De la Phénicie. . Val?rie Matoian, Liban, l'autre rive, Flammarion: The publication for the exhibit that took place at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. . Harris, Zellig S., A Grammar of the Phoenician Language. . Maurice Dunand, Byblia Grammata. . Fady Stéphan, Les inscriptions phéniciennes et leur style.
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| Misc |
. Edvick Shayboub, Gebrane K. Gebrane à Paris: Khalil Gibran's days in Paris as reported by his companion, with sketches from the latter.
. Ricardus Haber, Liban terre des quatre saisons: nature pictures.
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| Music |
. To Lebanon with Love (various artists).
. Chat Iskandaria (Fairouz). . Anashid (Fairouz). . Wahdon (Fairouz). . el-Layali (Nawal al-Zoughbi). . Mandam Aleyk (Nawal al-Zoughbi). . Amrak Seedna (Ziad Rahbani).
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