Gate of the Sun (Paperback)

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 - 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.

General

Imprint:	Vintage
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	November 2006
Authors:	Elias Khoury
Translators:	Humphrey Davies
Dimensions:	200 x 132 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	500
ISBN-13:	978-0-09-946159-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Arabic
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-09-946159-5
Barcode:	9780099461593

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