{"product_id":"city-gates-elias-khoury-9780312427153","title":"City Gates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity Gates\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eGate of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stranger arrives at the gates of a city from which everyone appears to have fled. The once besieged and now deserted city is Beirut. \u003ci\u003eCity Gates\u003c\/i\u003e is a fable of displacement and a visionary tale about the consequences of civil war in the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elias Khoury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312427158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312427153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2007 pg. 16","brand":"Elias Khoury","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946434756863,"sku":"9780312427153","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_179cbe34-1dec-4948-ad6e-fd3349c28385.jpg?v=1681513129","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/city-gates-elias-khoury-9780312427153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}