The Illusion of Return (Record no. 3407)
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9781905559015 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Samir El-Youssef |
9 (RLIN) | 798 |
245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The Illusion of Return |
Remainder of title | : A novel by Samir El-Youssef |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | / Samir El-Youssef |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London; |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Halban Publishers; |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 160p; |
Dimensions | 21x14cm |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | After 17 years, the narrator and his friend, Ali, meet at Heathrow and slowly remember their past in Lebanon. Their memories are concentrated on one fatal night when they were with two other friends for the last time, before tragedy struck. But for the narrator, a personal tragedy had occurred much earlier¿ Both the narrator and Ali are Palestinians born in Lebanon. Like many others, they had to leave in the mid-1980s, when it became a battleground for local armies - Ali to America, the narrator to London. But this is not just a story about suffering, it is also about absurd politics and violence - about a world where tragedy and comedy co-exist. A poignant story that lingers long after one has finished it. |
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
Language note | English |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Palestine |
9 (RLIN) | 515 |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | PN3311-3503 Literature (General)- Prose. Prose Fiction |
9 (RLIN) | 799 |
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Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Language and Literature | SAF Reference Library | SAF Reference Library | 09/19/2023 | PN3311-3503 160.448 | 09/19/2023 | 09/19/2023 | Book |