'Fais signe à la nuit' by Dr. Georges Haddad: A love interlude in Salamanca
A music lover with a passion for culture, history and travel, this neurosurgeon presents a debut novel that mirrors his own multifaceted interests. Rich and layered, it celebrates life with intensity, even amid its underlying melancholy.
Dr. Georges Haddad, author of "Fais signe à la nuit" (Antoine Editions) in Salamanca.
What could have compelled Sharareh, a Lebanese-Armenian violinist of Iranian descent, to board a flight to Salamanca with a man she had met only days earlier at a National Lebanese Orchestra concert in Beirut?Perhaps a love of adventure. Or maybe a longing for connection—with others or even with herself. As if by fate, her name, Sharareh, translates to "spark." But will that spark catch fire in the fleeting romance that unfolds between her and her travel companion, a Lebanese neurosurgeon captivated by… Spain's Salamanca?On the cover illustration of his novel, a view of Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, taken by Georges Haddad. A man with a romantic inclinationInspired by a journey the author took nearly 15 years ago — one from which he returned "in love with this city" — the plot of "Fais signe à la nuit" (Beckon the Night) by Dr. Georges...
What could have compelled Sharareh, a Lebanese-Armenian violinist of Iranian descent, to board a flight to Salamanca with a man she had met only days earlier at a National Lebanese Orchestra concert in Beirut?Perhaps a love of adventure. Or maybe a longing for connection—with others or even with herself. As if by fate, her name, Sharareh, translates to "spark." But will that spark catch fire in the fleeting romance that unfolds between her and her travel companion, a Lebanese neurosurgeon captivated by… Spain's Salamanca?On the cover illustration of his novel, a view of Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, taken by Georges Haddad. A man with a romantic inclinationInspired by a journey the author took nearly 15 years ago — one from which he returned "in love with this city" — the plot of "Fais signe à la nuit" (Beckon the Night) by Dr....
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