--- product_id: 27774812 title: "Beirut Nightmares Paperback – September 30, 2010" brand: "ghadah sammannancy n. roberts" price: "₱6383" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/27774812-beirut-nightmares-paperback-september-30-2010 store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Beirut Nightmares Paperback – September 30, 2010 **Brand:** ghadah sammannancy n. roberts **Price:** ₱6383 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Beirut Nightmares Paperback – September 30, 2010 by ghadah sammannancy n. roberts - **How much does it cost?** ₱6383 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/27774812-beirut-nightmares-paperback-september-30-2010) ## Best For - ghadah sammannancy n. roberts enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ghadah sammannancy n. roberts brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Beirut Nightmares Paperback – September 30, 2010 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91uqitVq5KL.jpg) ![Beirut Nightmares Paperback – September 30, 2010 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Ho7+gh63L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Wow. Strongly recommended. *by M***L on Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017* Wow. This is an eye opener. Read this on the plan to and from Beirut one day to get the full experience. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Nightmares of a Civil War *by V***È on Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2007* I have read many classics of war literature, but this was quite a surprise. Notwithstanding its being a translation form the Arabic, the richness of Samman's style and the power of her images manages to reach the reader, and give you that nightmarish feeling that she obviously meant to convey. The book is bleak, but powerful, and some pages have a terrible intensity. Sometime you just ask yourself what are the nightmares: what the narrating-I dreams in her restless nights, or the daily scenes of brutality and abomination?One thing that struck me is that this book written by a Syrian woman who happened to live in Beirut during the devastating civil war of the late Seventies and early Eighties has many things in common with more famous books written by W.W.I veterans. The stench of corpses, the fear of snipers, the devastating experience of shelling; this is the trench warfare re-created in a modern urban environment. Once more, this proves that there is such a thing as a war literature, and that it has its own themes, images, atmospheres, produced by the supreme form of violence. But the fact that the narrator/protagonist is a woman adds a clear-headed but passionate point of view on the pointlessness and atrocity of warfare that you can't find in all W.W.I writers.All in all, a book that doesn't absolutely deserve to be out of print, a literary gem that should be more famous than it is currently. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book *by R***H on Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2002* Having myself lived through the war in Lebanon, Ghada Samman's autobiographical book brought back some painful memories. The book vividly recreates the desparation felt by normal people living in shelters and watching their world crumble around them in a senseless cycle of bombings, fighting and cruel murder.The only optimistic and somewhat refreshing character in the book is the author herself. She never gives up on trying to leave the basement of her home located close to the demarcation line between East and West Beirut. However, as a reader who knows that the war brought only poverty and domination of Lebanon by Syria, I could only be disgusted by the uselesness of all the deaths and suffering. This led me to putting the book away several times only to pick it up again later and reading through the ugly war nightmares.Finally, I am bemused that this leftist author seems convinced that the civil war was necessary in Lebanon. Civil-wars have no charm and no winner and the writers who instigate and wish for bloody "revolutions" are as guilty as the snipers who kill innocent civilians.I highly recommend this book for its truthful recreation of the Beirut civil war experience. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/27774812-beirut-nightmares-paperback-september-30-2010](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/27774812-beirut-nightmares-paperback-september-30-2010) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-03*