{"product_id":"city-gates","title":"City Gates","description":"\u003cp\u003eCity Gates was first published in Arabic in 1981, and in English in 1993. It is a further exploration of the themes of exile, dislocation, and identity. Elias Khoury's early works show him finding the distinctive voice that explodes in his epic Gate of the Sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stranger arrives at the gates of a city from which everyone appears to have fled. The once besieged and now deserted city is Beirut. City Gates is a fable of displacement and a visionary tale about the consequences of civil war in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elias Khoury, Paula Haydar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44519403815081,"sku":"9780312427153","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780312427153.jpg?v=1723271960","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/city-gates","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}