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A hybrid tale, where the threads of family are tightly woven with the tremors of History \u2014 the Lebanese civil war, the surge of Palestinian nationalism, Syria\u2019s ghostly maneuvers \u2014 this narrative follows in the footsteps of civil war chronicles, echoing the voices of Ziad Doueiri and Amin Maalouf. Yet Santi carves his own path, marked by an unflinching, at times brutal subjectivity \u2014 a voice laid bare, raw in its candor.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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