Amidst the stirrings of the soul and the heartbeats, the human duty piles up, growing larger in the face of emotional struggles. These are vivid writings from a living intellect that throbs with life, resisting submission to oppression and servility. It is a novel about the struggle between the call of duty and the soul's whisper, where human obligation always prevails, moving beyond 'I' and 'you' towards 'us' at the crossroads of a life of dignity and truth. With these eloquent words, Professor Mufid Mansour begins his introduction to the novel "Freedom Behind Bars" by the Lebanese writer and poet Randala Mansour, adding: 'Freedom Behind Bars' is a novel rich in tender expressions and whispers, brought to life by the gentle and transparent words of poet Randala Mansour, speaking softly away from noise and the harshness of days. These are delicate breezes of refined human expressions, indicative of the richness in words and the resonance between letters, where the soul is revealed, and the emotion quivers at noble human situations. It is the epitome of tenderness, honesty, and innocence, intended by the writer as a distinctive expression of subtle and transparent human truth, also marking a new style of writing free from verbosity and length, akin to the sweetness of a prayer.

• Publishing house: الدار العربية للعلوم/لبنان
• Number of Pages : 157
• Year of publication : 2015