Exposure

Author: Sayed Kashua
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Book Format: Paperback

In Jerusalem, two Arabs are on the hunt for the same identity. The first is a wealthy lawyer with a thriving practice, a large house, a Mercedes and a beautiful family. With a sophisticated image to uphold, he decides one evening to buy a second-hand Tolstoy novel recommended by his wife - but inside it he finds a love letter, in Arabic, undeniably in her handwriting. Consumed with jealous rage, the lawyer vows to take his revenge on the book's previous owner.Elsewhere in the city, a young social worker is struggling to make ends meet. In desperation he takes an unenviable job as the night-time carer of a comatose young Jew. Over the long, dark nights that follow, he pieces together the story of his enigmatic patient, and finds that the barriers that ought to separate their lives are more permeable than he could ever have imagined.As they venture further into deception, dredging up secrets and ghosts both real and imagined, the lawyer and the carer uncover the dangerous complexities of identity - as their lies bring them ever closer together.

About Sayed Kashua
Sayed Kashua was born in 1975 and is the author of the novels Dancing Arabs and Let It Be Morning, which was shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He has a weekly column in Haaretz and is the creator of Arab Labour, one of Israel's most popular sitcoms. Kashua has won a number of prizes for his writing, including the prestigious Bernstein Prize, which he won in 2011 with this novel. He lives in Jerusalem with his family.

SKU BK-9780701187071
Barcode # 9780701187071
Brand Chatto & Windus
Artist / Author Sayed Kashua
Shipping Weight 0.3800kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.030m
Shipping Length 0.220m
Assembled Length 21.600m
Assembled Height 2.500m
Assembled Width 13.500m
Type Paperback

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