Jana Fawaz Elhassan

The Ninety-Ninth Floor

Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2015

"To be a Palestinian, either you forget your roots and deny your origins in order to advance in life, or you remain a bullet in the barrel of a rifle waiting to be fired."

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At times as cold and hard-edged as the skyscrapers in its backdrop, The Ninety-Ninth Floor follows the struggles and triumphs of Majed as he manages to make it in Manhattan at the turn of the century, after surviving the devastating 1982 massacre at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camp. A Palestinian born and raised in Lebanon, Majed makes a new life for himself in the glittery world of New York City's computer games industry. He never feels more satifsfied with himself than when he is staring out of the window of his sleek, modern office on the ninety-ninth floor. But with all his success, Majed's past continues to haunt him. His relationship with Hilda, a Lebanese woman from a right-wing Christian family, exposes his innermost fears, worries, and dark secrets.

A multi-voiced narration, The Ninety-Ninth Floor follows the stories of Majed and Hilda and conveys the brutality that war leaves on the people who experience it. It is also a love story that asks questions about the ability of passion to overcome hatred and difference. This novel is as relevant to the present day as those time periods and speaks to situations in Lebanon, Palestine and the Middle East as a whole.

Über die Autorin / über den Autor:

Jana Fawaz Elhassan is an award-winning novelist and short story writer from Lebanon. The Ninety-Ninth Floor is her third novel and the first to be translated into English.

Preis: CHF 26.10
Sprache: Englisch (aus dem Arabischen von Michelle Hartman)
Art: Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2017
Verlag: Interlink Books
ISBN: 978-1-56656-054-2
Masse: 288 S.

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