Fifth wall

Three voices are present in this novel. The first is that of Sheikh Abdul Rahman, who has returned from Najaf to southern Lebanon. The second is that of his friend Antoine, the poet, searching for his identity between his village and the city, between his Protestant origins on the one hand and his inclination towards existentialism on the other. Between them is a third voice: Grace, who loves them both and is torn between them. The events take place in Lebanon in the late 1970s, specifically in a quiet village called Wasil, where Muslims and Christians lived side by side for a long time, before the walls of war suddenly rose between them. The horrors of the Lebanese civil war are present in abundance, but from a personal perspective, and through the personal stories of heroes who preferred to fight their own battles, on the sidelines of the great war. Three voices are present within this novel. The first is the voice of Sheik Abdul Rahman, who returned from Najaf to southern Lebanon. The second represents that of his friend Antoine, the poet who's searching for his identity between the village and the city, and between his Protestant ancestry on one hand and his propensity for existentialism on the other.
Between the two emerges a third voice: Grace, who loves them both and is perplexed about choosing between them. The events take place in Lebanon in the late seventies, precisely in a friendly village called “Wasel”, in which Muslims and Christians lived alongside for a long time before the fortifications of war between them suddenly soared. The plagues of the Lebanese civil war are heavily present, but from a personal standpoint, and through personal stories, of heroes who have chosen to fight their own battles, on the margins of the Great War.