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Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76

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Elias Khoury dedicated much of his writings to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world.

The Lebanese writer, born and raised in Beirut , was outspoken in defense of freedom of speech and harsh criticism of dictatorships in the Middle East .

He had been ill for months and admitted and discharged from hospital several times over the past year .

His novels were translated to several languages including Hebrew .

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English

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