Damascus Gate by Robert Stone Paperback Book

Description: Damascus Gate by Robert Stone A gripping tale of international intrigue, secular conspiracy, religious hysteria and grim black humour in 1990s Jerusalem FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description At once religious discussion, love story, mystery, delivered with the verve of an airport thriller . . . The central character of this book is Jerusalem; the book reeks of its myriad mythologies and beliefs . . . Damascus Gate is an amazing read . . . a rare and remarkable feast of writing Scotland on Sunday The heir of Conrad, Hemingway and, crucially, Graham Greene, Stone is at his best when his characters are in extremis . . . the scenes of violent confrontation could not have been rendered more powerfully by any other writer . . . formidable Sunday Telegraph A book that is not afraid to take on the big themes like faith, faction, spirituality, tribalism, identity and injustice . . . It is also an extraordinary treatment of Jerusalem itself . . . With Stone, it has found the kind of imaginative interpreter that every city waits for Sunday Times Writing this good should be engraved on tablets of stone in letters of fire and blood. Fantastic Uncut Stone has a journalists eye for detail, but a novelists eye for irony . . . Damascus Gate is rich with theme and atmosphere . . . few writers could even attempt to capture, as Stone does, both the intense, combative spirituality of Jerusalem and the festering menace of Gaza Esquire Author Biography Robert Stone is an award-winning American novelist. He won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1975 for his novel Dog Soldiers and has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and once for the PEN/Faulkner Awards. Promotional A gripping tale of international intrigue, secular conspiracy, religious hysteria and grim black humour in 1990s Jerusalem Details ISBN1447266803 Author Robert Stone Pages 512 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2014 ISBN-10 1447266803 ISBN-13 9781447266808 Format Paperback Publication Date 2014-02-13 UK Release Date 2014-02-13 Audience Age 18 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2014-02-13 NZ Release Date 2014-02-13 DEWEY 813.54 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159397445;

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