{"product_id":"city-gates","title":"City Gates","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCity Gates\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElias Khoury\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780312427153\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"City Gates | Elias Khoury | Paperback | 9780312427153 | New | Fiction 1649730","offer_id":50712413765890,"sku":"1649730","price":31.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71qm2Du4bGL.jpg?v=1791756552","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/city-gates","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}