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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 ثلاثون حكاية
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Beirut,
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Lebanon,
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Middle East, Asia,:Bissan for Publishing Distribution & Information , 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
ليبانون تورز, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
The narrator is on his way to Geneva, to present a proposal for a tourism project to the United Nations. After many years of war, he hasn't given up on his country and believes an internal tourism project would offer the chance to the people of Lebanon to know each other better.
 (p. 161-166)
نوسة, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
The narrator has been searching for her missing daughter for four months. She tried to look for her everywhere in Paris, where they moved after the assassination of her husband in Lebanon.
 (p. 167-176)
ريكونيكت, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
Following a call from Mercury's police, Nadine's parents search for evidence to prove their daughter's innocence. The prohibited material they find, however, actually establishes their daughter's guilt, though at the same time it helps restore their sexual relationship.
 (p. 177-184)
تاج السماء, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
The narrator is lying on a rock at night, looking at the stars and asking God to stop the war and its sad consequences.
 (p. 185-190)
ستانلي ومود, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
Stanley's son insists on visiting the family who donated the kidney of their Palestinian's daughter after she died to his father who is Jewish. Stanley sends a letter to his friend in Paris asking for her advice.
 (p. 191-196)
غرفة السطح السقوط بمظلة مغلفة, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
While he's having an affair with his neighbour, the narrator is doubting his wife's fidelity and is trying to catch her in flagrante delicto.
 (p. 197-206)
Note: With title: غرفة السطح
ترامواي, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
The narrator is remembering Beirut before the war, especially the days when he used to go around on the tram with his grandfather.
 (p. 207-209)
هيدروليك, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
Being used to the respect of time and honesty in dealing with customers in migration, the narrator, ironically and sarcastically, is shocked by the way he is treated upon his return to his country after his car breaks down.
 (p. 211-215)
مريول, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
The narrator wants to take revenge upon the famous writer Cathy McGuire, thinking she is the reason behind his ex-wife's behavioural change and the cause of their separation.
 (p. 217-224)
عذراء الصخور, Jad El-Hage , single work short story
The narrator has never given up on getting the warmth back to his cold city. He has always believed and has faith in the power of the Virgin of the Rocks who will die to save the beloved city.
 (p. 225-234)
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