Beirut Knights

Beirut Knights
First edition cover (publ. Turning Point)
AuthorJasmina Najjar
PublisherTurning Point
Publication date
December 1, 2013
ISBN978-9-953-02790-6

Beirut Knights is a 2013 novel by Jasmina Najjar. It is a series of humorous short stories about real-life Lebanese dating disasters.

After publishing Beirut Knights, Najjar published a related article in Executive[1] and spoke at TEDxLAU.[2]

Background

Jasmina Najjar explained that there's great pressure to get married in Lebanon. The stories in Beirut Knights are told through the main character, Nadia, who was raised in London, and her friends who from come from different backgrounds and walks of life. This resulted in stories from different perspectives. While written to entertain through its tales of dating disasters, Beirut Knights also touches upon certain elements of Lebanese society and sociocultural issues in a light manner.[3]

Reception

Beirut Knights received mainly positive reviews, including from Al Arabiya News,[4] L'Orient-Le Jour,[5] and l'Hebdo Magazine.[6] It was also mentioned on popular Lebanese blogs, including Blog Baladi[7] and Aishti Blog.[8]

References

  1. ^ Najjar, Jasmina (25 August 2014). "Single and ready to". Executive. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ TEDx Talks (3 October 2014). "Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : On living the single life | Jasmina Najjar | TEDxLAU". YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Beirut Knights, Sitt Sobhiye Tell Tales of Dating Disasters and Village 'Bessara'". Naharnet. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ McNamara, Whitney (31 December 2013). "It's NOT Love, Actually: Book pokes fun at Lebanon dating disasters". Al Arabiya News. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Ghandour Hert, Maya (14 February 2014). "Les plus belles histoires de rendez-vous... foireux". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Livres". l'Hebdo Magazine (in French). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Living the Single Life in Beirut". Blog Baladi. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ "BEIRUT KNIGHTS". Aishti Blog.[dead link‍]