The Heart of LebanonAmeen Rihani ; edited by Ameen Albert Rihani ; translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen.

Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940,

The Heart of LebanonAmeen Rihani ; edited by Ameen Albert Rihani ; translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen. - First edition. - 1 online resource. - Middle East Literature in Translation .

"Originally published in Arabic as Qalb Lubnan, 5th ed. (Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-Lubnani, 1975)."

Includes bibliographies and index.

Foreword to the English Translation / On the Names of People and Places / Introduction to the 1975 Edition / First Journey: To the Cedars -- Second Journey: Wherever the Road Wishes -- Third Journey: Jbeil Country (Byblos) -- Fourth Journey: The Cedars of Jaj -- Fifth Journey: To Laqlouq -- Sixth Journey: Afqa -- Seventh Journey: Amcheet -- Eighth Journey: Gharzouz -- Ninth Journey: In the Recesses of Time -- Translator's Afterword / May Rihani -- Roger Allen -- Ameen Albert Rihani -- Roger Allen.

""The Heart of Lebanon" is an English translation of a work by the Lebanese-American writer, Amin al-RIhani. His journeys from his own village of Freike into the mountains of Lebanon allow him to tell the stories of people, villages, and monuments-each journey offering depictions of spectacular scenery and a fascinating cast of characters"--



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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940 --Travel--Lebanon.


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