- Alīkandrā Shrītiḥ (1987-, Lebanon) – Dāyman Kūkākūlā (2009, English trans. Always Coca-Cola, 2012). This novel focuses on the theme of globalization and its repercussions on the city of Beirut and its residents in the period of (temporary) peace after the Lebanese Civil War (reference). A marginal role is given in the novel to Walīd, a cross-dresser and possible transgender. The character is merely portrayed as someone who stands in front of one of the main characters’ buildings and who provokes her disparagement (also in S: Social Issues and Societal Changes: Globalization and Consumerism).
Refrences:
In order of appearance
- Nadine Sinno. 2015. “Milk and Honey, Tabbūleh, and Coke: Orientalist, Local and Global Discourses in Alexandra Chreiteh’s Dāyman Coca- Cola.” MEL 18 (2): 122-143, p. 123