Before the volcano erupted

Maroun Abboud wrote the chapters of this book between the years 1956 and 1957, and it presents a vivid picture of Lebanese society in the middle of the twentieth century, reviewing the political, economic, and social conditions that the country was experiencing at that time, in a purely critical manner, far from the favoritism that occurred. It has many writers and critics interested in public affairs. He did not care about the many friendships he lost for the sake of his frankness, as he believed that "friendship fades away, but the truth remains forever."
Among the issues discussed in the book: amending the constitution to suit this era in Lebanon's history, the problems of parliamentary and presidential elections, and sectarianism that has spread in the country, threatening its present and future, the recruitment of women in Israel, and the role of Arab women in the country's renaissance, in addition to some social and economic issues, Such as the state's general budget, endowments and pension increases.