The stone of laughter : a novel /

A novel of the civil war in Lebanon whose protagonist is a homosexual trying to remain neutral. But as he discovers, neutrality in a civil war is not possible. He becomes involved like everyone else and is the better man for the experience gained. The novel won an award in Lebanon.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barakāt, Hudá
Format: Book
Language:English
Arabic
Published: New York : Interlink Books, 1995.
Edition:1st Amer. ed.
Series:Emerging voices
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