Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies aged 76
One of his best-known novels, "Gate of the Sun", tells the story of Palestinian refugees expelled from their homes in 1948 during the war that coincided with Israel's foundation.
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Lebanese writer Elias Khoury, pictured here in an interview at a Beirut cafe on September 9, 2007, died on Sunday at the age of 76. (AFP)
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Beirut, Lebanon | AFP
BEIRUT - Novelist Elias Khoury, one of Lebanon's most renowned writers and a fervent advocate of the Palestinian cause, died on Sunday from