简介：OnabeachinBeirut,LiliandMichelmeet…ormaybetheyarecomingtogetheragain.Anunlikelycouplecaughtbetweentwodifferenteras,betweenafutureandapastthatseempossiblyinterchangeable,theyaretryingtoestablishwhatisanambiguousmemory:thatofaterroristact,anexplosionandthelossofachild,Elena.ThevoiceofaJapanesenarratoraddsafurtherlayerofcomplicationtotheirscrambledmemoriesinevokinghisownpastinwar-tornBeirutandthe27yearshespentalongsidePalestiniansasamemberoftheJapaneseRedArmy.MichelandLili’sdestinyseemssubjecttothemysterythatthisman,thelegendaryscreenwriteroftheJapaneseNewWave,MasaoAdachi,hascreatedforthem,andwhichhepunctuateswithaseriesofrevelations.…