No Sea in Beirut

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“…Wonderful, wonderful in its style and atmosphere.”
Tawfiq Yusuf Awad

Ghada al-Samman is among the rare few creative individuals who have managed to accompany their excellent artistic output with widespread public acclaim. I attribute Ghada al-Samman’s rise as a shining star in the firmament of Arabic literature to the fact that she did not compromise her literary talent or ride the wave of any political current. Rather, she achieved what she did through her own effort, perseverance, courage, and undeniable talent.

Dr. Riad Ismat

“Ghada… a vision that tasted. She tasted the authentic spring, the spring of life, and thus became one of the truest voices in our modern Arabic literature, a pen in which genuine life speaks, and falsehood knows no doubt about it.”

Abdullah Abdul-Dayem –

“Ghada al-Samman’s stories take you to the depths of the soul, teeming with darkness and flame, contradiction and turmoil. It suffices that she doesn’t stop at what she sees and feels, but always yearns for deeper and more distant depths, for a greater sense of life’s dynamism and the interplay of its opposites. It suffices that in doing so, she rebels and provokes, and that she doesn’t want you to be satisfied with her or with yourself.”
Constantine Zurayk –

“A writer of the highest caliber. She started at the top. Her words are charged with the tragedy of the Arab woman.”

Yassin Rifai’a –