A house at the edge of tears
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Author
Contributions
- Hacker, Marilyn, 1942- - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Graywolf Press, St Paul, MN, Minnesota
Language
English
Word Count
27,750 words, Guess
Page Count
111 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL18246117M
- ISBN-101555974341
- OCLC Control Number62113840
- OCLC Control Numberhouseatedgeoftea00venu
- Library of Congress Control Number2005925172
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2303865
- Goodreads46447
Classifications
- LCCPQ2671.H6 H68 2005
Description
"In the city of Beirut, five shabby dwellings circle a courtyard with a pomegranate tree weeping blood red fruit. The residents hear screams in the night as a boy is beaten by his father - a punishment for masturbating in his sleep. A crime not worthy of the punishment: the neighbors gossip and decide that he must have tried to rape his sisters. The poems he writes are perhaps an even greater crime to his father, but ultimately a gift to his eldest sister, who narrates their story with a combination of brutal truth and stunning prose." "In this mesmerizing novel, celebrated novelist and poet, Khoury-Ghata, presents the disintegration of a family and a country - both ruled by a fury fueled by fear"--P. [4] of cover.
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