Mr. Cooper and his followers

Cooper is not a literal and accurate mirror of the Lebanese poet and critic Akl Awit. The dog, adopted by Awit at the behest of his son, Ansi, becomes a pretext for the writer to delve deeply into himself and discover new aspects of himself that he had not known existed, in a long narrative text entitled "Mr. Cooper and His Servant." This is precisely where the title comes from. It is the pet that teaches its owner, not the other way around. We read about their friendship, which spans several years and keeps them forever connected. The book traces this intimate relationship and its internal repercussions for the two beings. However, Cooper's presence prompts the writer to look at his life differently, perhaps more transparently, especially during this difficult period in Lebanon's modern history, with its economic crisis and the port explosion, in addition to the writer's personal circumstances. It is a subjective reading of the writer's life in the presence and eyes of Cooper, and of his philosophical outlook on the world and existence, expressed in a poetic, flowing language. Cooper is not an exact or accurate copy of the Lebanese poet and critic Akl Al Awit. In fact, the dog that Al Awit adopted because of his son, Ounsi, became an excuse for the author to dive deep inside himself and discover new sides of him he did not know existed, in a lengthy narrative entitled “Mr. Cooper and His Companion” (Assayed Cooper Wa Tabiouhou). That is precisely where the title came from. Pets are the ones that teach their owners, it's not always the other way around. We read about this friendship that only lasts a couple of years but keeps both sides always close together. The book follows this intimate relationship and its inner repercussions on the two beings, but Cooper's presence pushes the author to look at his life from a different perspective, perhaps a more transparent one, especially during this difficult period of modern Lebanese history with the economic crisis and the explosion of the port, to which are added the author's personal circumstances… It's a subjective reading of the author's life in the presence of Cooper and through his eyes, a subjective reading of his philosophical outlook on the world and being present, written in a gracefully poetic flow.