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Reviews & Interviews
Literary Review: Review
Sabra Zoo by Mischa Hiller opens in September 1982, at what was assumed to be the end of the Lebanese civil war. Eighteen-year-old Ivan finds himself alone after' his parents have fled Beirut with…
The Independent: The Monday Book
Where life's always a battleground
In September 1982, a terrible massacre of Palestinian and Lebanese Muslim civilians took place in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in…
Elle Middle East: Review & Interview
“Sabra Zoo” is a gripping novel – one of the first from the Arab perspective – to retrace the days leading to the Sabra massacre in Beirut, following the Israeli inva- sion and the assassination of…
The Daily Telegraph: Pick Of the Paperbacks
Set in 1982 at the height of the Lebanese civil war, this debut novel follows the lead up to the murder of nearly 3,000 people by Christian militias at the Palestinian refugee camps at Sabra and…
Big Issue Interview
The expression 'looks like Beirut' is a phrase that has become shorthand for anything chaotic - from a teenager's bedroom to littered streets. For debut novelist Mischa Hiller, it means a very…
The Jordan Times: Making choices in post-war Beirut
In “Sabra Zoo”, a fresh, new, translucent voice narrates post-invasion Beirut, adding a personal dimension to realistic portrayal of actual events. It is autumn 1982; the PLO has evacuated, leaving…
Daily mail review
A MOVING debut from a young screenwriter brought up In England and Palestine, this isn't your typical thriller. It's quiet, almost domestic in tone,focusing on the aid workers and volunteers caught…
Metro Review
War-ravaged Beirut in 1982 offers a world of opportunity to 18-year- old Ivan. With his parents evacuated along with other PLO cadres, he has his own apartment and the freedom to pursue the task of…
Saudi Gazette Review
This month marks the publication by London-based Telegram Books of the debut novel of a striking new talent in Arab fiction, the Anglo-Palestinian writer Mischa Hiller. “Sabra Zoo” is a searing and…
The Guardian: First Novels Roundup
Twenty years after the civil war ended, Beirut is again a holiday destination; boutique hotels have risen from the rubble and wealth swaggers once more along the Corniche. This brief, explosive…
Review & Interview: A Common Reader...
I value my independence as a book reviewer and rarely accept invitations to interview authors and to promote their books, but I am making an exception for Sabra Zoo by Mischa Hiller, published by the…
Review: confessions of a bookworm
With his parents evacuated after the Israeli siege of Beirut, 18-year-old Ivan is enjoying his first taste of freedom. With his Danish passport and foreign looks, he spends his days working and…
Review: It's a crime! (or a mystery)
‘It is the summer of 1982 and Beirut is under siege…’
This is the world that Ivan inhabits. A mere eighteen years old, his parents were recently evacuated from the city with other cadres of the…
Waltz with Bashir
As a depiction of the futility of war and the confusion, terror and brutalisation of those who take part in it Waltz With Bashir is a powerful example of the genre. This is partly due to the…
Publication date set
Publication is slated for the 8th February 2010. The excitement is inexorably building.
