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Death Of A Monk

Alon Hilu Evan Fallenberg

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English
Vintage
01 May 2007
A remarkable historical novel with all the hallmarks of an international classic in the making.

In 1840s Damascus, Aslan Farhi leads a miserable life. Despised by his wealthy father, bullied by his siblings, and humiliated by his mother, he forms a close friendship with another boy, only for him to mysteriously disappear when their relationship becomes public knowledge.

Aslan is horrified when his father arranges for him to be married to the rabbi's daughter, but the ordeal of the wedding is unexpectedly lightened by the presence of an exotic dancer, Umm-Jihan, with whom he becomes entranced.

But all is not as it seems and, confused and unhappy, Aslan embarks on an ill-advised relationship with an Italian monk, with disastrous consequences.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   220g
ISBN:   9780099490647
ISBN 10:   0099490641
Pages:   320
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Alon Hilu was born in 1972. He lives with his family in Tel Aviv.

Reviews for Death Of A Monk

Exotic...a very bold journey * Gay Times * Gleefully bawdy * The Tablet * [He] writes with great panache * Independent * A harrowing tale of love, lust and betrayal in 19th-century Damascus...Hilu has taken a piece of history and cast it in another light -- Daneet Steffens * Scotland on Sunday *


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