BETWEEN BEIRUT AND THE MOON (INFLUX) (PB)

Adam dreams of becoming an astronaut but who has ever heard of an Arab on the moon? He battles with his father, a book-hoarding journalist with a penchant for writing eulogies, his closest friend, Basil, a Druze who is said to worship goats and believe in reincarnation, and a host of other misfits and miscreants in a city attempting recover from years of political and military violence. Between Beirut and the Moon is the exuberant and hilarious debut from young Lebanese author, Naji Bakhti.