Sinalkul
Elias Khoury
Sinalkulis a transparent portrayal of Lebanese society, expressing the loss of individuality and values at the time of the civil war. At the centre of the novel is the family of a pharmacist, Nasri Shamas and his two sons Kerim and Naseem. The story follows the aspirations of the characters, including our hero Kerim, which end in failure. Even escaping to France cannot erase the memory of society with all its tragedies.
Nomination
2013 Longlist
Elias Khoury
Country of origin Lebanon
About the author
Elias Khoury was born in Beirut in 1948. He worked as an assistant editor on Palestinian Affairs magazine (1975-1997) and was editor of the cultural section of Al-Safir newspaper (1981-1991), Al-Karmel magazine (1981-83) and the literary supplement of Al-Nhar newspaper (1992-2008). Since 2001, he has edited Palestinian Studies magazine. He has previously been a visiting professor at Columbia University, New York (1980-82), global distinguished professor at the University of New York (2001-2014) and visiting professor at the Lebanese American University (2015).