Lebanese Blonde

by Joseph Geha

Lebanese Blonde takes place in 1975-76 at the beginning of Lebanon's sectarian civil war. Set primarily in the Toledo, Ohio, "Little Syria" community, it is the story of two immigrant cousins: Aboodeh, a self-styled entrepreneur; and Samir, his young, reluctant accomplice. Together the two concoct a scheme to import Lebanese Blonde, a potent strain of hashish, into the United States, using the family's mortuary business as a cover. When...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472118455
• ISBN13: 9780472118458
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"