White Masks
"Elias Khoury is a pure storyteller. A writer who understands the hypnotic power of words, and who lets this power become the actual subject of his books. Of course, alongside the words,…
As Though She Were Sleeping
"There has been powerful fiction about Palestinians and by Palestinians, but few have held to the light the myths, tales and rumors of both Israel and the Arabs with such…
Yalo
"Yalo is a novel that one would read over and over again. It holds so much meaning." —Tshepo Tshabalala, Tonight "Yalo may recount a Lebanon that is all too familiar for…
Gate of the Sun
See our bundle of all of Elias Khoury’s works in English. A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the…
Children of the Ghetto: My Name is Adam
See our bundle of all of Elias Khoury’s works in English. Long exiled in New York, Palestinian ex-pat Adam Dannoun thought he knew himself. But an encounter with Blind Mahmoud,…
Children of the Ghetto: Star of the Sea
Adam Dannoun’s story is one of beginnings. Born in a war-torn Israel, within the confines of the Lydda ghetto, Adam dreams of becoming a writer. He is just an infant…
Broken Mirrors
Karim Chammas returns to Lebanon, his family, and his past after ten years of establishing a new life in France. Back in Beirut, Karim reacquaints himself with his brother Nasim,…
Elias Khoury at New York University
Please join us for a reading and discussion with Elias Khoury at the Richard Ettinghausen Library at the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at NYU (255 Sullivan Street,…