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House at the Edge of Tears
Venus Khoury-Gata
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Description for House at the Edge of Tears
Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
In the city of Beirut, five shabby dwellings circle a courtyard in which stands a pomegranate tree weeping blood red fruit. The residents hear screams in the night as a boy is beaten by his father for masturbating in his sleep. A crime not worthy of the punishment - the neighbours gossip and decide he must have tried to rape his sister. The poems he writes are perhaps an even greater crime to his father, but ultimately a gift to his eldest sister, who narrates their story with a combination of brutal truth and stunning prose.
In the city of Beirut, five shabby dwellings circle a courtyard in which stands a pomegranate tree weeping blood red fruit. The residents hear screams in the night as a boy is beaten by his father for masturbating in his sleep. A crime not worthy of the punishment - the neighbours gossip and decide he must have tried to rape his sister. The poems he writes are perhaps an even greater crime to his father, but ultimately a gift to his eldest sister, who narrates their story with a combination of brutal truth and stunning prose.
Product Details
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
147g
Number of Pages
111
Place of Publication
MN, United States
ISBN
9781555974343
SKU
V9781555974343
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