... As Mashhour walked on the wide, open street, he felt as though his body was lagging behind him by many meters, and it was way behind him. Moments later, he felt the opposite: his body was racing ahead by dozens, even hundreds of meters, and he was unable to catch up. This was a familiar feeling he experienced often during the war in Beirut, walking the streets in fear of snipers, stray bullets, or car bombs. It was a psychological paralysis affecting his body's physiology, something he studied in psychology. While wrapped in these tense thoughts, he felt a cold liquid on his back. Yes, his back was wet with... 'The cursed one did it, he did it on my back!?' he thought, perhaps because he was terrified. 'Never mind, I have no time for blame; it's the second conscience at work.' (From the novel) Mashhour Mustafa, a Lebanese author. • Director, playwright, and actor. • Critic and researcher in theater and sociology. • Holds a Ph.D. in theater and film arts from Sorbonne III University, Paris. • Officially represented Lebanon in Arab and international theater competitions. • Published numerous studies and writings in theater and sociology. • Faculty member in the Department of Theater, Cinema, and Television at the Lebanese University Institute of Fine Arts. Publications: - 'Training the Actor or the Spectator,' Dar Al-Farabi, 2006. - 'When Theater Diminishes or Disappears (Critical Texts),' Dar Al-Farabi, 2007.

• Publishing house: Dar Al-Farabi for Publishing and Distribution
• Number of Pages: 112
• Year of publication: 2012