Books

Carine Doumit writes short stories and makes visual books.

Les Épargnés | The Spared Ones

short story | written in French (translated to English) and Arabic

Published by Ashkal Alwan for Homeworks IV | 2014

Made of various connected and disconnected fragments, the short story evokes recent encounters made in Beirut: a fearless pathologist called L., an ageless child called N., a couple of inseparable stray dogs, and a woman-insect. Poetess, playwright and filmmaker Liwaa Yajzi was invited to write two short texts which were presented [deliberately untranslated] in their original Arabic version. 

The Story of Mir & The Monster that Became Dragon

short story | written in English and translated to Arabic | 2024

The Story of Mir [& The Monster that Became Dragon] is a fantastcial short story, featuring drawings by young Yuna Alzakout and non/visual artist Daniel Kupferberg. It is a story about a girl called Mir, who once lived on the island of Kalimantan where she had visions of a large green monster, until she found a lizard she brought back to her hometown
in Mount Lebanon, a lizard that grew up to become a dragon…

The Story of Mir is part of the Book of Children project
This volume is part of the exhibition Manifestations; and The Voyage
Curated by Hussein Nakhal
Produced by Waraq – Tabaan!2024