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Confessions by Rabee Jaber ( ); Kareem James Abu-Zeid is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Confessions about?

A powerful novel about trauma and forgiveness Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction Finalist for the PEN Translation Prize Finalist for the USA Translation Award During the violence and chaos of the Lebanese Civil War, a car pulls up to a roadblock on a narrow side street in Beirut. After a brief and confused exchange, several rounds of bullets are fired into the car, killing everyone inside except for a small boy of four or five. The boy is taken to the hospital, adopted by one of the assassins, and raised in a new family. My father used to kidnap and kill people begins this haunting tale of a child who was raised by the murderer of his real family. The narrator of Confessions doesnt shy away from the horrible truth of his murderous fatherinstead he confronts his troubled upbringing and seeks to understand the distortions and complexities of his memories, his war-torn country, and the quiet war that rages inside of him.

Who reads Confessions?

Author

Rabee Jaber ( ); Kareem James Abu-Zeid

Publisher

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780811220682

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.67 / 5 (65 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14