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Ala Hlehel

علاء حليحل

Born 1974 · Israel

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    Sapir 2018 · Shortlist

    أورفوار عكا

    Urufwar Akka

    Title translated by AI:“Goodbye, Acre”

    Ala Hlehel · 40 when first published

    Novel · Historical, War

    AI-generated summary:In the spring of 1799 Napoleon besieges Acre, held by its ruthless Ottoman governor Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar. Inside the walls, the novel follows the governor, his court and the people caught between a tyrant and an invader.