White Masks

Elias Khoury, born in Beirut, was the author of thirteen novels, four volumes of literary criticism, & three plays. He was awarded the Palestine Prize for Gate of the Sun, which was named Best Book of the Year by Le Monde Diplomatique, The Christian Science Monitor, & The San Francisco Chronicle, & a Notable Book by The New York Times. Khoury’s Yalo, White Masks, Little Mountain, The Journey of Little Gandhi, & City Gates are also available in English. Khoury was a Global Distinguished Professor of Middle Eastern & Arabic Studies at New York University, & has taught at Columbia University, the Lebanese University, the American University of Beirut, & the Lebanese American University. As Though She Were Sleeping received France’s inaugural Arabic Novel Prize. He died on September 15th, 2024.