In the Beginning Was I [Large Print]

By MAHMOUD FARRA

IN THE BEGINNING WAS I

In the Beginning Was I is a haunting fantasia of self-discovery, love, and longing-where dreams blur into memory, and truth lies hidden between silence and shadow.

Spanning the windswept streets of California, the timeless caf s of Paris, the ancient alleys of Damascus, and the turbulent soul of Beirut, Mahmoud Farra crafts a lyrical meditation on identity, purpose, and the aching mystery of human connection. At once philosophical and psychological, this novel dives deep into the subconscious, unraveling the delicate threads that bind a man and a woman, past and present, self and soul.

At its core is a nameless narrator-an exile of sorts-not just from place, but from certainty, from belonging, from himself. When a chance encounter with a woman who seems to know more about him than he does himself stirs something long buried, he is compelled into a journey both across continents and into the depths of his own fractured psyche.

What begins as a search for lost time becomes a reckoning with memory, trauma, and the inner voices we silence. Through cryptic journals, surreal dreams, and whispered conversations, the lines between reality and illusion blur-revealing that sometimes, the greatest mystery is not in what we've forgotten, but in what we've chosen not to see.

In the Beginning Was I is a love story. A mystery. A mirror. A map. It is for those who have ever felt like a stranger to themselves, for those haunted by questions without answers, and for anyone brave enough to ask: Who were we before the world named us?v

IN THE BEGINNING WAS I

A novel of mystery and self-discovery

MAHMOUD FARRA

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1969219033
• ISBN13: 9781969219030
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Ignitebookpublishing.com
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"