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        Gate of the Sun is a tale of a hurt that never heals. It is a political novel that delves and submerges into the core of a waning humanity; hiding itself in dark and shadowy depths. In this novel, we learn to appreciate the joie de vivre of a dying nation; the resistance of an ostracized people; the struggle to breathe in life. As heartrending as it is, the novel leaves its readers aggrieved, paralyzed and inconsolable. Karl Marx stated that history repeats itself twice: the first time as a tragedy, the second time as farce. In the present day, these words ring true as we stand now as passive spectators of a farcical play that has travesty of justice and mockery of peace as its foremost themes. To write this epic tale of love and loss, Khoury spent a considerable time in Palestinian camps, living the agony and listening to the one story that has not yet been properly told; the Palestinian tale.