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Sales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksales ADVANCE INFORMATIONTheHarmWeDo OurselvesJean AkouriKEY SELLING POINTSA novel which emphasizes how the homosexual lifestyle can often lead to self-destruction.Outlinesrealitiesfor homosexualsthroughouttheworldfromtheperspective of amiddle-aged openlygay man living in Lebanon.Discussions of religion, social contexts, and coping mechanisms in relation to gay people%u2019s lives.Sami is summonedfor an interrogationoverthemurder of someone hemetonceyearsearlier. Thevictimis yetanothergaymanfounddeadathome, asoccurs frequentlyin Lebanon.Thisonethoughhadaprominent father,whichensured detectives investigating his deathwould leave no stone unturned.AsBeirutbuzzeswiththescandal,Samifinds himselftalkingaboutnothingelseallweek%u2013gettingengaged in conversationshe%u2019drathernothavewithfriendsandrelativeswhoareconcernedhewould meetthesamefate.He grudgingly revisits all that it means to be homosexual intoday%u2019s world, especially for gay people living in countries where theirlegalrights to even exist have not yet been acknowledged. Where they remainlargely invisibleandhavebeenwrittenoutofhistory.Wheretraditions,religions,laws,andgeneralsocialenvironments force them to cope by pretending theirlives away %u2026Whilehopefulforahealthierfutureforgaypeopleeverywhere,Samiemphasizesthecrucialneedfor homosexualstointrospectasto howtheirprevailinglifestyles promote self-destruction.He alsoralliesagainst Western%u201cLGBTQ+%u201dpolitics,highlightingtheirnefariousimpactonhowhomosexualshavecometobe perceived around the worldJean Akouri wasbornandraisedinLebanon.AMichiganStateUniversity graduate(BA, Journalism, 1992), he workedinDubai andSwitzerlandbefore establishing aBeirut-basedcommunications consultancy in2004.He hasbeenopeningupaboutbeinggaythroughouthis life, experiencingfirst-handbothevolvingandregressing attitudes towards homosexuals in different cultures.Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a315.99 ISBN:9781836280323 Thema subject category: FBA%u2013Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literarypaperback 198 x 129 mm 128 pp Portrait Authorlocation:Beirut
