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Lebanon Shot Twice لبنان فلبنان

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The idea for "Lebanon Shot Twice" came out of a forgotten drawer full of photos that Zaven had cut out from different newspapers and magazines during his childhood years in the Lebanese war.

"Where are they after all these years?" was a question that haunted Zaven when he rediscovered the remnants of his teenage hobby in an old family house. The quest for the anonymous faces, frozen in black and white, was a hard and difficult journey.

Two years of a door-to-door search, resulted in this trilingual (Arabic / English / French) gift book that contains a splendid collection of photos of people and places - both as they were during the Lebanese civil war and as they are today.

"Lebanon Shot Twice" is neither a book about war nor a history book. It simply tells the untold and forgotten stories of those who experienced the years of madness. "Maybe it's just an attempt to foresee the memory of the future," says Zaven.

255 pages

First published January 1, 2003

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Zaven Kouyoumdjian

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Zaven Kouyoumdjian is a well-known Lebanese talk show host, producer and television personality of both Armenian and Lebanese descent. He is also a media consultant and author of a best selling book Lebanon Shot Twice. Zaven launched a new television talk show "Bala Toul Sire" in November 2014 that is said to reshape the television talk show experience in Lebanon.

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March 17, 2020
"لبنان فلبنان" كتابُ الوفاء... زافين قيومجيان يلعب باللهب
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الصورة بمثابة ذاكرة ولبنان نازف بالمحطّات المؤثّرة. تمرّ لحظات، بعضها يُعلِّم إلى الأبد، ويرسخ. العالم اليوم منتهى القسوة، يفقد القدرة على المغفرة. زافين قيومجيان يُلملم اللحظات الصعبة، يوثّق وجعها ويحفظها في حيِّز تستحقّه. لبنان فلبنان ، جديده البديع عن هاشيت أنطوان . يطلّ في الزمن المتعثّر، في الضباب اللبناني البارد وأزمة التحوّلات الكبرى. كتاب من صور، من قصص. الصورة عينان تخرقان الصمت. تحطّمان الخوف. تنفضان المستور في الداخل. كانت تلك الحرب مخيفة. ناسها مُنهَكون وظلالهم ثقيلة. يُخرجهم زافين من الماضي إلى الوجود الدائم. يُخفّف عنهم النسيان. الكتاب تحفة من صور. مرجعية للمكتبات. فلفشته رحلة في قطار، حيث الخارج مساحات عريضة من التنافض. الصور أصوات. خلف كلّ صوت، يقف وافين. يراقب ويقارن. يُدوّن جُملًا من عمق الإنسان المنسيّ، يعيد إحياءها. يُحيلها على الذاكرة الحيّة، مُمارسًا فنّ الوفاء للشخص والحدث.

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April 13, 2021
Amazing.
Heartwrenching.
A wake up call to every Lebanese.
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