← Ghada al-SammanBeirut Nightmaresby Ghada al-SammanStories depicting existential dread in wartime BeirutFind on Amazon↗About the authorGhada al-SammanSyrian novelist and journalist known for her surrealist, politically charged fiction about Arab women and the trauma of war. Beirut Nightmares, set during the Lebanese Civil War, is her most internationally recognized work.More by Ghada al-SammanThe Square Moon→Your Eyes Are My Destiny→Nocturnal Butterflies→Love in the Rain→