Books Book Review: ‘The Best Kind of American,’ by Kim Ghattas
In “The Best Kind of American,” Kim Ghattas shows what an American’s assassination in Lebanon four decades ago reveals about chaos in the Middle East.
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· October 12, 2026 · 1 min read
This article was originally published by
NY Times Books
and is republished here under license.
In “The Best Kind of American,” Kim Ghattas shows what an American’s assassination in Lebanon four decades ago reveals about chaos in the Middle East.
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