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Thirteen-year-old Bassem lives with his large family in a small village in southern Lebanon. He grows up to be an inquisitive and sensitive boy, in love with the nature of his native land. Due to his congenital blindness, Bassem learns about the world in a special way, relying on his other senses, and dreams of finding his place in it. When his cousin Zeinab starts reading aloud to him, he discovers books, and also discovers a love of learning and a talent for words.

One day, Bassem's life changes dramatically: he has to leave his village and family to go to a special school for visually impaired children in Beirut.

In The Colour of Air, contemporary Lebanese writer Abdo Wazen uses Bassem's story to describe various aspects of teenage life, coloured by the cultural and social specifics of Lebanese society: finding oneself, understanding peers, family relationships, first love, etc.