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Yālū

Elias Khoury, ELIAS KHOURY, Ilyās Khūrī
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6 editions · 4 languages
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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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6 editions · 4 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Yalo
    Archipelago Books · 260 pages · 9780979333040
  • Other · English · 2010
    Yalo
    MacLehose · 9781906694814
  • Other · English · 2009
    Yalo
    Picador · 9780312428686
  • Other · Hebrew · 2005
    Yalu
    Andalus · 317 pages · 9789655080155
  • Other · Dutch · 2004
    Jalo
    Ambo · 333 pages · 9789026318238
  • Other · French
    Yalo
    Sindbad - Actes Sud · 9782742746415
RapeRobberyFalse imprisonmentFictionYoung menGangsTorturePrisoners