Watching from a distance : a stroll through time and place / Ibrahim Yared.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yared, Ibrahim, 1925-

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

135 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Saqi Books, [2001]

Summary:

Travelling across time and through different countries, Abe was always watching people going about their daily business. For him, the crowd is composed of individuals trying their best to deal with their situations. When a tornado sweeps across a country it leaves heroes and idealists alone, like Genghis Khan without his warriors or Don Quixote de la Mancha without his loyal Sancho Panza. People look, when calm is restored, to see what remains and start worrying about their personal problems all over again. They feel trapped in a hall of mirrors, which reflect and distort their forms. Some see themselves with a long body and very short legs. They seem afraid of remaining in one place. Others see themselves with a small body and very long legs. They look afraid that their legs will take them to destinations they cannot cope with. Others still see a huge deformed head and appear to be drowning in all the questions oozing out of it. There is always a new image and their original forms become unrecognizable. Outside the hall of mirrors they start to sort out their problems. For some there are health problems, for others identity dilemmas, family concerns or loneliness. And life goes on ...

Contents:

Left Behind 11

Bringing Joy 16

Four Years 22

The Best Thing That ... 28

Venice 34

Doing Their Best 36

A Journey in Her Soul 37

A Smiling Face 43

A World of Silence 52

Making Noise 58

Borders 66

In Immigration 68

Midwest 69

Caribbean 73

Sonora Desert 80

Continuous Motion 84

His Eyes Were Open 85

Still Wondering 89

A Clean Slate 92

Contact 'Mr Rose' 95

A Country of Substitution 101

Commencement Speech 107

A World of His Own 112

'They Never Came Back' 118

The Film 120.

ISBN:

0863563570

OCLC:

50180564