Epic of Ahiram

Rise like the Hero you're Called to Be
Or
Die like the Slave you Think you Are

Born in Lebanon, Michael lived through the first three years of the Lebanese War, leaving for Paris in 1978. Since his early childhood, Michael has been fascinated with the sarcophagus of King Ahiram of Byblos, Lebanon, as it bears the most ancient alphabetical inscription known to mankind. This fascination grew over the years as he immigrated to France, Canada, and the United States, which led to an epic nurtured by a Lebanese imagination and sprinkled with rich European and American heritages.

 

Speaking Arabic, French, and English fluently, Michael created a world where parsley and mint are as important as the finest sword, and the shining depth of an evanescent gaze measures love.

 

The Epic of Ahiram—Hemilco’s Map continues the heroic, romanesque tale of many faces that started in the Age of Seer and is still inspired by the peaks of Lebanon and the shining shores of North America.