Gate of the Sun Paperback / softback
by Elias Khoury
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In a makeshift hospital in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut, Yunis, an aging Palestinian freedom fighter, lies in a coma.
His spiritual son Dr Khaleel ÂÂ- who has no real medical qualifications - nurses the older man, refusing to admit that his hero may never regain consciousness.
In an attempt to revive his patient, Khaleel, begins telling Yunis the stories of their people's exile in Lebanon.
He evokes deserted peasant villages, the suffering caused by the Lebanese civil war and the refugees' hopes to return home with a subtle mixture of anger and compassion.
Khaleel also narrates Yunis' own extraordinary life. Interweaving many true-life tales collected throughout Lebanon and its refugee camps over the course of seven years, Elias Khoury has created a monumental and spellbinding saga.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:05/10/2006
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- ISBN:9780099461593
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:05/10/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780099461593