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As Though She Were Sleeping

By Elias Khoury
Translated by Marilyn Booth

By Elias Khoury
Translated by Marilyn Booth

By Elias Khoury
Translated by Marilyn Booth

By Elias Khoury
Translated by Marilyn Booth

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Mar 23, 2012 | ISBN 9781935744023

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Mar 01, 2012 | ISBN 9781935744344

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    About As Though She Were Sleeping

    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.

    About As Though She Were Sleeping

    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.

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    The Children of the Ghetto: I
    Gate of the Sun
    Broken Mirrors
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    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $27.00
    Published by Archipelago
    Mar 23, 2012 | 300 Pages | 6-9/10 x 7-4/5 | ISBN 9781935744023

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Archipelago
    Mar 01, 2012 | 300 Pages | ISBN 9781935744344

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    Praise

    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 Independent

    Enthralling . . . Mesmerizing. —The Economist

    Praise for NY Times Notable Book Gate of The Sun:

    An imposingly rich and realistic novel, a genuine masterwork. —The New York Times Book Review

    Humanity 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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