{"product_id":"city-gates","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780312427153\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £4.80","offer_id":47910029525169,"sku":"SB-0312427158-C4","price":4.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0312427158.jpg?v=1789238129","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/city-gates","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}