Rabih Alameddine
Lebanese-American novelist whose An Unnecessary Woman is a celebrated literary portrait of an aging Beirut woman who translates world literature. His fiction explores Lebanese war and diaspora with wit and erudition. He is one of the most celebrated Arab-American literary voices.
Works
- KoolaidsInterconnected stories of men dying of AIDS in Beirut during civil war
- I, the DivineFragmented narrative of woman's rebellion against identity and societal expectations
- The HakawatiDying grandfather narrates generations of Arab family stories from hospital bed
- An Unnecessary WomanWidow finds solace through reading literature while confined to Beirut apartment
- The Wrong End of the TelescopeWoman reconstructs identity through visual images and fragmented autobiography
- The Angel of HistoryInterconnected stories of desire, spirituality and survival amid Middle Eastern conflict