Fouad Elkoury - July 24 - Monday, 24 July - Amman. Breakfast is served in the garden of the hotel, the shower works, there’s electricity and a telephone. The TV in the corner broadcasts images from Lebanon. I feel like I’m floating. I’m watching the people going about their business. What are they thinking about? That Lebanon died in Congo? The war there caused 4 million victims, the equivalent of the entire Lebanese population. But Congo isn’t lucky enough to have Israel as its neighbour. I organise my eldest son’s departure to Paris and buy myself a single fare to Istanbul. Tonight, for the first time in ten days, I recover my appetite. I’ve left Lebanon behind me, with no sense of guilt whatsoever. (32x50) - Beirut

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Title  July 24
Sujet  Monday, 24 July - Amman. Breakfast is served in the garden of the hotel, the shower works, there’s electricity and a telephone. The TV in the corner broadcasts images from Lebanon. I feel like I’m floating. I’m watching the people going about their business. What are they thinking about? That Lebanon died in Congo? The war there caused 4 million victims, the equivalent of the entire Lebanese population. But Congo isn’t lucky enough to have Israel as its neighbour. I organise my eldest son’s departure to Paris and buy myself a single fare to Istanbul. Tonight, for the first time in ten days, I recover my appetite. I’ve left Lebanon behind me, with no sense of guilt whatsoever. (32x50)
Reference  12-24juillet
Place  Beirut
Year  2006