Guard of the Dead

by George Yaraq

A series of unfortunate events pulls one man into the heart of the Lebanese civil war, a conflict whose secrets he cannot escape. George Yarak's gripping novel captures the tragi-comic disorder of war with a dark sense of irony. Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Aber makes a living in a Beirut hospital morgue by night, stealing from both the bodies he tends and his bosses. But he has a dark history that continues to haunt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774169107
• ISBN13: 9789774169106
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Hoopoe
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"