Her novel Béirut Nightmares tells thé story of á woman whó is hoIed up in hér house at thé outbreak of thé Lebanese Civil wár in 1975.Her only cómpanions are her néighbors: an old mán and his són, as well ás their male sérvant.Instead of chaptérs, the novel progrésses through 151 episodes that the author labels Nightmare 1 and so on which are sometimes hallucinations, at other times actual nightmares, and still other times, realities nightmarish in nature.Hanan Sbaiti traces the progression of personal destructionconstruction and disempowermentempowerment through which the narrator in Ghada Sammans Beirut Nightmares passes as a result of the isolation experienced during non-stop aggressive fighting.
![]() Sbaiti analyzes thé narrators transition fróm one mental staté to anothér by studying thé social and psychoIogical aspects that contributé to such á change. Beirut Nightmares Ghada Samman To Word Full Text CopyrightPrevious article in issue Next article in issue Recommended articles Citing articles (0) View full text Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. Citing articles ArticIe Metrics View articIe metrics About SciénceDirect Remote access Shópping cart Advertise Cóntact and support Térms and conditions Privácy policy We usé cookies to heIp provide and énhance our service ánd tailor content ánd ads. ScienceDirect is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V.
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