Yalo

The works of internationally acclaimed author Elias Khoury have for decades come to be eagerly awaited and prized, and 2008's "Yalo" is yet another incredible addition to his canon. Set amid the tumultuoushappenings of the Lebanese civil war, this engrossing portrait of brutal misunderstanding, love, alienation, self-discovery, and luminous transition introduces readers to the richly drawn character of Yalo, who has recently been drawn into the turbulence and danger of his city, and as a result is imprisoned. Through much torture and interrogation Yalo is left to write and rewrite his statement on the crime, which ultimately yeilds the discovery of his true past.