Theodore Ell reads 'Façades of Lebanon', winner of the Calibre Essay Prize - a podcast by The ABR Podcast

Theodore Ell was living in Beirut, Lebanon, on 4 August 2020 when an explosion devastated the city and shook a nation already teetering on the brink of economic collapse. Ell and his wife, a diplomat, were badly affected, but survived.

Ell's essay, 'Façades of Lebanon', intertwines the author's outsider observation of the nation with a harrowing personal experience of the blast. It represents reportage at its best, and is a fitting winner of the 2021 Calibre Prize. In today's episode, listen to Theodore Ell read 'Façades of Lebanon' in full.

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