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Beirut Fragments: A War Memoir - Jean Said Makdisi
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"...While she defines herself as a member of the "privileged class," she makes it clear that war affects each person, that when a city has no electricity or running water or food, it means none for everyone...Her answers at times, surprise her as she comes to realize that "one either suffered from [the continued violence], or allowed it, there was no middle ground."..."
(H.S., p. 309)