Jerusalem Poker by Edward Whittemore
A darkly comic, surreal novel that follows an expatriate drifter through the modern Middle East as he becomes entangled with espionage, con men, secret sects and archaeological mysteries; blending satire, myth and political intrigue, the narrative layers personal identity and memory over the region’s tangled histories to explore the lingering effects of empire and violence.
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