Diwan Dar Abdellatif welcomes Jabbour Douaihy in Algiers on May 7th.

There is a city breaking, Beirut; and a city withdrawn, Tripoli. There is rural community form the mountains, Christians, who are mobilized by, and perhaps even initiate, the violence. Lebanon’s communities are fighting their wars, and possibly others’ wars, with a lack of awareness and the unconsciousness of teenagers who, as long as they dream of their game, go on playing.

Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation has recently acquired English rights to Jabbour Douaihy’s novel.

Rafik Darragi, for Jet Set magazine, Tunisia
“Such is the true merit of this book. The novel is a subtle reminder of the human condition, and characters are depicted with great precision”

“C’era una volta, in un paese piccino e lontano adagiato sulla riva orientale del Mediterraneo, un luogo zeppo di pini dritti come donne in lutto” scrive Jabbour Douaihy.

In his review of June Rain, Pietro Chelli says that when you hear “we are better than them because” … it is usually too late. The uncontrollable violence that identity delirium unleashes is just around the corner. “We are better than them, because…”, such is the story that Jabbour Douaihy tells, an antidote against the world’s stupidity.