Elias Khoury

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July 12, 1948 in Beirut, Lebanon

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Elias Khoury is a Lebanese novelist, playwright and critic. He has published ten novels, which have been translated into several foreign languages, as well as several works of literary criticism. He has also written three plays. He currently serves as editor of Al-Mulhaq, the weekly cultural supplement of the Lebanese daily newspaper Al-Nahar, and is a prominent public intellectual.

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Books by Elias Khoury

Average rating: 3.67 · 541 ratings · 97 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury, Humphrey Davies (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Yalo by Elias Khoury, Peter Theroux (Translation) 3.35 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Little Mountain by Elias Khoury, Edward W. Said (Foreword), Maia Tabet (Translation) 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions	My rating:
	White Masks by Elias Khoury, Maia Tabet (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	As Though She Were Sleeping by Elias Khoury, Marilyn Booth (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	مملكة الغرباء by إلياس خوري, Elias Khoury 3.16 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	My rating:
	City Gates by Elias Khoury, Paula Haydar (Translator) 2.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Journey of Little Gandhi by Ilyas Khuri, Paula (Trans.) Haydar, Paula Haydar (Translator) 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Un parfum de Paradis 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	Der Geheimnisvolle Brief: Roman by Elias Khoury, Ilyās H̲ūrī 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000	My rating:

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Quotes by Elias Khoury

“صدقني،فمتى نكتم الألم،فهذا يعني أننا نعرف معناه.لاشئ يساوي الألم سوى كتمانه”
― Elias Khoury, Gate of the Sun

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“هل تعتقد أننا نستطيع أن نصنع وطننا من هذه الحكاية الغامضة؟ ولماذا علينا أن نصنعه؟ الإنسان يرث بلاده كما يرث لغته،لماذا نحن فقط من بين شعوب الأرض علينا أن نخترع وطننا كل يوم،وإلا ضاع كل شئ، ودخلنا في النوم الأبدي؟؟؟”
― Elias Khoury, Gate of the Sun

7 people liked it

“هل الانتظار لاشئ؟؟أنت تهزأ بي،الانتظار كل شئ.نقضي حياتنا كلها انتظاراً،وتقول لاشئ!!كأنك تريد إضاعة معنى حياتنا”
― Elias Khoury, Gate of the Sun

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