"Rabih Alameddine offers a collection of stories that explore the world of Lebanese survivors whom the crises of modernity have made homeless, whether they stayed in Lebanon or joined the diaspora abroad."--BOOK JACKET. "These stories explore the relationships within the traditional Lebanese family when that tradition is shattered by a decade of civil war and then investigate those families we go on to create for ourselves. Daring in style as well as content, these tales focus on what anchors our hearts to the world and to each other."--BOOK JACKET.