City Gates

by Elias Khoury

Book Overview

City Gates was first published in Arabic in 1981, and in English in 1993. It is a further exploration of the themes of exile, dislocation, and identity. Elias Khoury's early works show him finding the distinctive voice that explodes in his epic Gate of the Sun.

A stranger arrives at the gates of a city from which everyone appears to have fled. The once besieged and now deserted city is Beirut. City Gates is a fable of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002PJ4HX0
• ISBN13: 9780312427153
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"