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Beirut Fragments: A War Memoir
A powerful memoir--that was named a New York Times Notable Book--which remains a testament to strength, memory, and the enduring will to live In this widely acclaimed memoir, Jean Said Makdisi offers a deeply personal account of civilian life during Lebanon's brutal fifteen-year civil war. With clarity, courage, and unflinching honesty, she paints a vivid portrait of a city and a people enduring relentless violence, political upheaval, and heartbreaking loss. Spanning the years 1975 to 1990, Beirut Fragments chronicles Makdisi and her husband's decision to remain in Beirut as the war raged on. While many fled, they stayed, raising their children, teaching--he at the American University of Beirut, and she at the Beirut University College--
and bearing witness to the collapse of daily life. From the devastation of the Israeli invasion to the horrors of Sabra and Shatila, from the everyday terrors of sniper fire to moments of resilience and defiance, Makdisi captures the human cost of war with rare insight and compassion. A Palestinian, a Christian, and a woman shaped by many homes--Jerusalem, Cairo, Beirut, and the U.S.--Makdisi offers a unique and multifaceted perspective on identity, exile, and survival. "A profound, heartbreaking book." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "An impassioned cry against indifference." -New York Times Book Review
and bearing witness to the collapse of daily life. From the devastation of the Israeli invasion to the horrors of Sabra and Shatila, from the everyday terrors of sniper fire to moments of resilience and defiance, Makdisi captures the human cost of war with rare insight and compassion. A Palestinian, a Christian, and a woman shaped by many homes--Jerusalem, Cairo, Beirut, and the U.S.--Makdisi offers a unique and multifaceted perspective on identity, exile, and survival. "A profound, heartbreaking book." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "An impassioned cry against indifference." -New York Times Book Review
Book Details
- Publisher: Outsider Editions
- Publish Date: Jul 14th, 2026
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
- EAN: 9780385552271
- Categories: • Arab & Middle Eastern• Women• Wars & Conflicts - General
About the Author
Jean Said Makdisi is a Palestinian writer and scholar. She was born in Jerusalem to a Palestinian family and was raised in Egypt before leaving to study in the US and the UK. In 1972, Makdisi moved to Beirut, Lebanon, where she taught English and Humanities at the Beirut University College. She remained in Beirut throughout the Lebanese Civil War and the 1982 Lebanon War; her observations of Beirut's decline would inform her first book, the memoir Beirut Fragments, published by Persea Books in 1989. In 2005, she published Teta, Mother, and Me, and she has served as co-editor for two more books: My Life in the PLO by Sahfiq al-Hout (2010) and Arab Feminisms (2013), which she edited along with Noha Bayoumi and Rafif Rida Sidawi. Makdisi lives in Beirut.