The book depicts the abandoned and crumbling Prime Minister’s
mansion in Beirut and the lives connected to it and interwoven into
its fabric for over a century. The photographs of the rich and
famous at the house in its heyday at its opulent best, contrast
with those showing it as it is now. Accompanying essays unravel the
intriguing stories knitted into its bricks and mortar, including
political intrigue, births, deaths, marriages, tragedies, wars,
murders and determination. The mansion was once occupied by
Takieddine el-Solh, the former Prime Minister of Lebanon (1973 to
1974 and briefly in 1980) and his wife Fadwa al-Barazi. It is
situated in the Kantari district of Beirut, very close to the
downtown area where the street battles fully igniting the civil
war, which began in April 1975 and ended in 1990. Many of the
residents fled their homes at the beginning of the war, never to
inhabit them again. It is also close to the port where more recent
tragic events have taken place: in August 2020 one of the largest
ever non-nuclear explosions ripped through the heart of Beirut
resulting in hundreds of lost lives, thousands of injuries and the
mass destruction of homes and businesses.
General
Imprint: |
Unicorn Publishing Group
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2021 |
Authors: |
Nayla el-Solh
|
Dimensions: |
280 x 270 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-913491-39-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-913491-39-0 |
Barcode: |
9781913491390 |
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