During the first episode of the programme World Books of Oxfam Novib and Humanity House, Abdelkader Benali talks with Lebanese author Iman Humaydan about her book “Other Life”. A gripping story about the Lebanese Miriam, who wants to return to her homeland. During the evening Benali talks with the author about the book, about the background and motives of Humaydan and about the situation in her homeland. We listen to fragmants from the book and we will listen to Lebanese music.

About the author

Iman Humaydan was born in a village on the Lebanese countryside in 1956. Once she became an adult, she moved to Beirut, where she led a publishing house with her (ex)husband. She has published several short stories in newspapers. She wrote her first novel, which was released under the title B mithla Beirut (translated into English as B as in Beirut) in 1997. In 2001, her second novel, tut Barri (Wild mullberries) appeared.

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