Melissa Zakharia

"City Gates"_ Book cover - Design Concept Dislocation, Melancholy and Mysticism. Elias Khoury’s “City Gates” is written on the basis of these themes. The peculiarity of this fable lies in its fragmented and dream-like quality. Khoury moves away from the typical conventions of story telling and attempts to represent the post civil war traumatized state of the Lebanese citizens. He surprisingly does so without even having to mention any reference to it. This particular theme enchanted me and thus inspired my interpretation… Melissa Zakharia

Spread 01 - Melissa Zakharia

Spread 02 - Melissa Zakharia

Spread 03 - Melissa Zakharia

Contact information

Melissa Zakharia

contact: register/logon to see contact details

Images:

Image: Melissa Zakharia

Spread 03
Image: Melissa Zakharia

Spread 02
Image: Melissa Zakharia

Spread 01
Image: Melissa Zakharia 25 Mar 2012

"City Gates"_ Book cover

Design Concept Dislocation, Melancholy and Mysticism. Elias Khoury’s “City Gates” is written on the basis of these themes. The peculiarity of this fable lies in its fragmented and dream-like quality.