by Elias Khoury · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420406985
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In 'Yalo', Elias Khoury immerses us in a universe of misunderstandings, love, and alienation, narrating the story of a young man who wanders the streets of Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. Accused of rape and robbery, Yalo is forced to confess a different story each day to survive, revealing the violent history of Lebanon through his confession. This novel explores the limits of human experience, with a mixture of sensuality and violence.
Elias Khoury was a Lebanese novelist and advocate of the Palestinian cause. His novels and literary criticism have been translated into several languages. In 2000, he won the Prize of Palestine for his book Gate of the Sun, and he won the Al Owais Award for fiction writing in 2007. Khoury also wrote three plays and two screenplays.
