Newsletter 903 : April 2010 : At Large in Lebanon

Wake up everybody! Goethe’s on the loose in Lebanon and has already been hotfooting it north and south with various travelling companions, one of whom being the glorious Rami Zurayk whose From ` Akkar to ` Amel (co-authored with Sami Abdul Rahman, with photography by Tanya Traboulsi) is a joy and a wonder to behold. Rumours of a walk from Beirut to London are without foundation. As long as we have an act of God on our side, we’re staying here until forced to fly away like angels.