Conversations with Abed

The Idea Of Writing This Book Was To Deliver Portraits Of Concepts People Characters And Events That Engulf And Sometimes Define Our Lives. The Frames Of These Portraits Are Personal Social Political Emotional And Spiritual. The Two Main Characters Are Sam And Abed. They Are Soul Mates. They Live In A Small Village Called Languardia Where They Enjoy Walking In Nature And Debating Different Topics. Sam And Abed Are A Summary Of Situations We Had Encountered In Our Daily Lives. These Situations Are Either Personal - Relating To The Anxieties Frustrations Romance Love And Heroism Of The Individual - Or Social Which Relate To Society And The Empty Taboos And Meaningless Slogans Around Us. As A Writer From Lebanon I Need To Emphasize That The Concepts And People Portrayed Here Are Not Exclusive To The Arab World Or Lebanon. They Can Be Found Everywhere. We Are Global Citizens After All Who Are In Constant Search Of A Place Like Languardia Or A Friendship Similar To That Of Sam And Abed In Addition To The Heroism And Honesty Of Some Of The Other Characters As Well.