Confessions
Synopsis
A powerful novel about trauma and forgiveness, from the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
During the violence and chaos of the Lebanese Civil War, a car pulls up to a roadblock on a narrow side street in Beirut. After a brief and confused exchange, several rounds of bullets are fired into the car, killing everyone inside except for a small boy of four or five. The boy is taken to the hospital, adopted by one of the assassins, and raised in a new family. "My father used to kidnap and kill people ..." begins this haunting tale of a child who was raised by the murderer of his real family. The narrator of Confessions doesn't shy away from the horrible truth of his murderous father--instead he confronts his troubled upbringing and seeks to understand the distortions and complexities of his memories, his war-torn country, and the quiet war that rages inside of him.
- प्रतिलिपि अधिकार:
- 2008 Rabee Jaber. Translation
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780811220682
- Publisher:
- New Directions
- Date of Addition:
- 2017-04-15T02:04:08Z
- भाषा:
- English
- Categories:
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.