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\"\"<\/p>\n

A bus triggers a war in Lebanon and changes the fate of a 12-year-old boy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Levantine youth reveals a Middle East in flames through an intimate lens.<\/strong>
Releases on May 7.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Seven and a half years during which my destiny collides head-on with History.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

Buy it:<\/em><\/h2>\n

in France: FNAC<\/a><\/p>\n

in Switzerland: PAYOT<\/a><\/p>\n

in Lebanon: ANTOINE<\/a><\/p>\n

in Canada: Les Libraires<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2026and in your bookstore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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