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YālūYālū

Yālū2008

Ilyās Khūrī, Elias Khoury, ELIAS KHOURY, Ilyās Khūrī

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Yalo was a soldier in Lebanon's civil war. Then he was a deserter, a thief, a nightwatchman in Paris, an arms smuggler and a rapist. Under torture, he confesses his crimes, his memories, his sorrow and guilt.

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First published
2008
OL Work ID
OL2334018W

Subjects

RapeRobberyFalse imprisonmentFictionYoung menGangsTorturePrisonersFiction, psychologicalLebanon, history, civil war, 1975-1990, fictionMothers and sonsConfession (Law)HistoryLebanon, fictionFiction, romance, general

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