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I don't want to turn into one of those pathetic creatures who are always homesick, always saying I wish I were still in Beirut. I don't want to become like you, split between here and there. I know I'm not happy here, but why should I be unhappy in two countries?

Hanan al-Shaykh

The desert came into view... sand and palm trees, a way of life that revolved around human beings without possessions or skills, who had to rely on their imaginations to contrive a way of making their hearts beat faster or even to keep them at a normal pace; to search unaided for a hidden gleam of light, and to live with two seasons a year instead of four.

Hanan al-Shaykh

Hanan al-Shaykh

Hanan al-Shaykh

Born: November 12, 1945 (age 80)

Bio: Hanan al-Shaykh is an acclaimed Lebanese author of contemporary literature.

Known for:

The story of Zahra (1980)
The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story (2009)
Only in London (2001)
Beirut Blues (1995)
Women of Sand and Myrrh (1988)

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