Renowned
Lebanese author Elias Khoury will present selections
from his newly published book White Masks.
Since 1975, Khoury has been an integral part of the Beirut
vanguard of modern Arabic literature. Khoury is the author
of twelve novels, including Gate of the Sun, Yalo, Little
Mountain, and City Gates. Gate of the Sun was
named a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year
and a New York Times Book Review Notable Book, and
was awarded Le Monde Diplomatique’s Book of the Year.
Khoury will be interviewed by Neil Gordon, literary
editor at The Boston Review and author of the novels Sacrifice
of Isaac, The Gunrunner’s Daughter, and The
Company You Keep.
In English |
