From The Holy Mountain

Author:William Dalrymple [Dalrymple, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non Fiction, Travel
ISBN: 9780143031086
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2004-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

'Several times.'

'Who by? I thought this part of Beirut escaped the worst of the war.'

'The first time, in '75, it was by the Palestinians. Then there was a second, more serious bombardment by the Syrians in '76. I was the other side of Beirut when it began again: couldn't get across the Green Line. Eventually I found someone who was prepared to bribe the Syrians, brave the shells and take me across. I arrived to find that the house had been appallingly battered. My son was here giving out water from the well in our garden to queues of people from the street. The Syrians had cut the water supply.'

'But the house was still standing?'

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