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Damascus Gate

Robert Stone

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#2645 of 8,085 books · #842 in Crime & Thriller

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction (1998).

At once religious discussion, love story, mystery, delivered with the verve of an airport thriller, Damascus Gate has the central character of Jerusalem; the book reeks of its myriad mythologies and beliefs. Stone's characters are in extremis, and the scenes of violent confrontation are rendered powerfully. The book takes on the big themes like faith, faction, spirituality, tribalism, identity and injustice. It is an extraordinary treatment of Jerusalem itself. Stone has a journalist's eye for detail, but a novelist's eye for irony. Damascus Gate is rich with theme and atmosphere, capturing both the intense, combative spirituality of Jerusalem and the festering menace of Gaza.

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Publisher
Pan Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781447211570
Topics
Religious faith and fanaticismJerusalem and political conflictIdentity and belonging

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