Ep.367: Ten Thousand Stories in One with Rawi Hage

Episode 367: Ten Thousand Stories in One with Rawi Hage, taped live at Aaliya's Books. A conversation that brings childhood memories of Geitaoui, Rmeil and a bygone Achrafieh back to life. Click to watch video version: https://youtu.be/2X5InI_nCEs Rawi's experiences in the early years of the civil war, his brief move to Cyprus followed by a short return and an eventual departure to New York and Montreal are all covered, including his pursuit of photography and the inception for writing De Niro's Game. The discussion includes a reflection of communal comfort and identity on the decline, a free expression that defined pre-civil war Beirut, a writing style that lends itself to bursts of creativity, and a look at secularists and outcasts in Beirut Hellfire Society . Rawi Hage is a novelist. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:26 Different era 21:44 Early years of the civil war 47:56 Outcast 56:22 New York 1:15:32 Montreal 1:26:29 Beirut Hellfire Society 1:39:10 The end 1:53:20 Q&A