Jad El-Hage Jad El-Hage i(A28748 works by) (a.k.a. Jad Al-Haj; Jad El Hage; Jad Hajj; Jad Elhage)
Born: Established: 1946 Beirut,
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Lebanon,
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Middle East, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1985
Heritage: Lebanese
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1 Let There Be Snow i "Let there be snow", Jad El-Hage , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Love Poems 2013 2013; (p. 247)
1 مريول Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 217-224) The narrator wants to take revenge upon the famous writer Cathy McGuire, thinking she is the reason behind his ex-wife's behavioural change and the cause of their separation.
1 هيدروليك Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 211-215) Being used to the respect of time and honesty in dealing with customers in migration, the narrator, ironically and sarcastically, is shocked by the way he is treated upon his return to his country after his car breaks down.
1 ترامواي Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 207-209) The narrator is remembering Beirut before the war, especially the days when he used to go around on the tram with his grandfather.
1 ستانلي ومود Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 191-196) Stanley's son insists on visiting the family who donated the kidney of their Palestinian's daughter after she died to his father who is Jewish. Stanley sends a letter to his friend in Paris asking for her advice.
1 ريكونيكت Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 177-184) Following a call from Mercury's police, Nadine's parents search for evidence to prove their daughter's innocence. The prohibited material they find, however, actually establishes their daughter's guilt, though at the same time it helps restore their sexual relationship.
1 الحصان الضاحك Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 147-149) After his escape from the stable, Nakheel, the white horse thinks he has gained all the freedom he dreams of. Soon, he discovers that he has been stuck in another prison.
1 سويسرا Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 129-137) The robot Sweesra has been imported to help the government stop social corruption and the bad habits of the citizens. However, after he discovers a conspiracy within the government, he rebels and tries to recruit other robots to save the city.
1 قطة في مأزق Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 107-116) Margerie is on her way to Los Angeles to visit her grandmother. While she is buying the train ticket, she notices a cat stuck on the overhead wire.
1 فرررم...فرررم Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 99-106) The narrator's car broke down when he was looking for his missing disabled brother. While he was waiting for his car to be fixed, a woman walks in with two men, ordering the mechanic to make her car into an ambulance in order to attack opposition targets.
1 غرفة نوم Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 95-97) When the vagabond went back to his bedroom on the train platform he found another person sleeping there.
1 !بلاد حرة Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 77-83) The narrator is having a bad dream of being at a psychiatric hospital affected by mescalin after eating a poisonous mushroom.
1 سمسار الحرامية Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 65-74) The narrator is enjoying listening to the news of an old friend who has come to London as his last refuge because of the war in Beirut.
1 جواد السلالة Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 47-52) Following an announcement on the news, the narrator decides to become a regular sperm donor thinking that could save him from his state of unemployment and poverty.
1 أحوال الزرافة Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 39-45) The narrator is spending his day off at the zoo. While there, he is watching with curiosity the tricks of the magicians.
1 قطار Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 15-19) The narrator is on the train in the early morning. He has just proposed to the only person in his carriage.
1 الصداقة العاطفية Jad El-Hage , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: ثلاثون حكاية 2011; (p. 9-14) After a year of being best friends, the narrator has finally got a chance to freely love his woman who had tried to avoid that moment because of a burn scar on her waist.
1 y separately published work icon ثلاثون حكاية Jad El-Hage , Beirut : Bissan for Publishing Distribution & Information , 2011 Z1900918 2011 selected work short story
1 1 y separately published work icon One Day in April Jad El-Hage , London : Quartet , 2011 Z1864059 2011 single work novel

'Beirut, April 13th 1977. Exactly two years into the infamous civil war, Armenian photographer 'Koko' Krikorian is given an unusual assignment: meet up with freelance journalist Nader bin Nadeer in a remote Bekaa Valley village, to cover a conciliatory wedding aimed at ending a vendetta between warring tribes. However, Nadar - a brilliant but maverick writer - is Koko's arch enemy. Not only is he impossible to work with, he's also the man who stole Koko's girlfriend, the beautiful and enigmatic painter Najla. As Koko drives to the Bekaa, he reflects on the past entanglements of this tormented trio, on Beirut's fading glory, and on the destruction of its famed artistic and intellectual life. When he arrives, more surprises await him. The desperados aren't what they seem, there are rumours of a witch in the vicinity, and a novel idea for ending the civil war is being hatched.'

Source : Goodreads.com
1 4 y separately published work icon The Myrtle Tree Jad El-Hage , London : Banipal , 2007 Z1571827 2007 single work novel
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