{"product_id":"the-journey-of-little-gandhi-paperback","title":"The Journey of Little Gandhi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElias Khoury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaula Haydar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles has Joan Didion and Raymond Chandler, and Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk. The beautiful, resilient city of Beirut belongs to Khoury.--Laila Lalami, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eGate of the Sun \u003c\/i\u003eand one of the most innovative novelists in the Arab World (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e) comes the many-layered story of Little Gandhi, or Abd Al-Karim, a shoe shine in a city fractured by war. Shot down in the street, Gandhi's story is recounted by an aging and garrulous prostitute named Alice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIngeniously embedding stories within stories, \u003ci\u003eLittle Gandhi \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes the story of a city, Beirut, in the grip of civil war. Once again, as John Leonard wrote in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Elias Khoury fills in the blank spaces on the Middle Eastern map in our Western heads.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIAS KHOURY \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twelve novels including \u003ci\u003eGate of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYalo, Little Mountain \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCity Gates\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University, and editor in chief of the literary supplement of Beirut's daily newspaper, \u003ci\u003eAn-Nahar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762440929568,"sku":"9780312427177","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/614dbab9ae6e01a459dc7e57748d37ae.webp?v=1780221342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-journey-of-little-gandhi-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}