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Keeping Yunes Alive: The Vulnerable Witness in Gate of the Sun
Austin, Logan Austin, Logan
Austin, Logan
Austin, Logan
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Abstract
Lebanese author Elias Khoury (1948–2024) grapples with witnessing, memory, and the future of Palestine in his acclaimed novel, Gate of the Sun (1998), which follows narrator Khalil Ayyoub as he watches over and memorializes the life of comatose freedom fighter Yunes al-Asadi. In this thesis, I examine how Gate of the Sun explores witnessing as it articulates silence and is shaped by trauma. As understood through Gate of the Sun, bearing witness is an empathetic act of resistance which enables liberation.
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Keeping Yunes Alive: The Vulnerable Witness in Gate of the Sun
Date
2026-05-01
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Witnessing
Memory
Palestine
Trauma
Memory
Palestine
Trauma
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Abstract
Lebanese author Elias Khoury (1948–2024) grapples with witnessing, memory, and the future of Palestine in his acclaimed novel, Gate of the Sun (1998), which follows narrator Khalil Ayyoub as he watches over and memorializes the life of comatose freedom fighter Yunes al-Asadi. In this thesis, I examine how Gate of the Sun explores witnessing as it articulates silence and is shaped by trauma. As understood through Gate of the Sun, bearing witness is an empathetic act of resistance which enables liberation.
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English
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Master of Arts (MA)