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They are like an incongruity in the middle of the free zone of the port of Beirut, its uniformed soldiers, its almost incessant coming and going of trucks, from one warehouse to another, and its noisy disorder. "They" are the restorers of old books, installed in an imposing building placed in the middle of the zone. Just above the duty-free goods shops, alcoholic beverages and beauty products especially. Survivors of the 1975 war, these books, manuscripts, periodicals and maps are destined to find, one day, the shelves of the Lebanese National Library, in Sanayeh. Originally, they were in a private library, that of Viscount Philippe de Tarrazi created in 1919. Read more: https://www.lorientlejour.com/article...