My Port of Beirut

by Lamia Ziadé

"Magical...Lamia Ziad tells the story of the explosion as she experienced it: from afar but in the heart. A book of love, mourning and anger"--Elle

On the evening of August 4, 2020, an explosion tore through Beirut, leaving nearly 200 people dead, 6,000 injured, and 300,000 homeless. The blast was caused by storing thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate alongside a stash of fireworks--a deadly arrangement about which the government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745348122
• ISBN13: 9780745348124
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 7.7"