The Illusion of Return
Author(s): Samir El-Youssef
After 17 years, the narrator and his friend, Ali, meet at Heathrow and slowly remember their past in Lebanon. Their memories are concentrated on one fatal night when they were with two other friends for the last time, before tragedy struck. But for the narrator, a personal tragedy had occurred much earlier...
General Information
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- : Halban Publishers
- : Halban Publishers
- : 0.263
- : 11 January 2007
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Samir El-Youssef
- : Hardback
- : 160
More About The Product
Politically topical Poignant story Haunting story
Samir El-Youssef is Palestinian and was born in Rashidia, a refugee camp in Lebanon. His essays and reviews have appeared in Guardian, New Statesman, Washington Post, Jewish Quarterly as well as the Arabic Al-Hayat. He has been living in North London since 1990. In 2005 he won the Tucholsky Award for promoting the cause of peace and freedom of speech in the Middle East. The Illusion of Return is his first novel in English.
