Beirut Fragments A War Memoir Kamal Eugene William Bell before he could crawl

before he could crawl

That oath isn’t just a personal promise

the United States Congress passed a series of laws that would come to be known as the Alien and Sedition Acts

Sensing a common cause

Beirut Fragments A War Memoir Kamal Eugene William Bell before he could crawlBy: Jean Said Makdisi Published by Random House, 2026 07 14 A landmark memoir that stands as a testament to survival, memory, dignity, and the stubborn beauty of insisting on ones place in the world, named a 1989 New York Times Notable Book. Jean Said MakdisiPalestinian writer, scholar, and sister of the late critic Edward Saidhas lived in Beirut since the 1970s. First published in 1989, Beirut Fragments endures as a beautifully wrought, intimate