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Mar 23, 2012 | ISBN 9781935744023
Mar 01, 2012 | ISBN 9781935744344
Milia’s response to her new husband Mansour and to the Arab World of 1947 is to close her eyes and drift into parallel worlds. Identities shift. Present, past, and future mingle and merge: she finds herself able to converse with the dead and foresee the future. As the novel progresses in glimpses, Milia’s dreams become more navigable than the strange and obstinate “reality” in which she finds herself, and the two realms grow ever more entangled. This wondrous tapestry of love, faith, history, poetry, and vision cuts to the very heart of the deep-rooted conflicts of the region and breaks new literary ground.
An enchanting hymn to the Middle East, infused with the richness and beauty of classical Arabic poetry. —The Guardian Elias Khoury’s latest novel returns to a golden age. Beirut in the 30s, unoccupied Palestine and a love affair recalled through a set of dream sequences: an Arab spring of a very different sort. —Tariq Ali, The IndependentEnthralling . . . Mesmerizing. —The EconomistPraise for NY Times Notable Book Gate of The Sun:An imposingly rich and realistic novel, a genuine masterwork. —The New York Times Book ReviewHumanity and compassion give this rich and teeming narrative its shape, creating a work that in its essence is a heartfelt plea for sanity and peace. —The Christian Science Monitor
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