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Yālū

Name: Yālū
Author: Elias Khoury

by Elias Khoury

Historical FictionRomanceYoung Adult

2008

Yalo was a soldier in Lebanon's civil war. Then he was a deserter, a thief, a nightwatchman in Paris, an arms smuggler and a rapist. Under torture, he confesses his crimes, his memories, his sorrow and guilt.

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