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A group of disparate individuals find themselves together- each on a personal mission to summit Kilimanjaro. Hailing from Palestine- Lebanon- Egypt and America- the characters test the limits of their physical and emotional strength to prove to themselves and others that they can transcend their strife-ridden histories and start a new- unburdened life. Arwah Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro Spirits) tackles the intertwined stories of this bevy of seemingly antagonistic characters and- in the process- testifies to the vitality of the human spirit. The novel- written by one of the bestselling authors of the Arab World- was inspired by real-life events when Ibrahim Nasrallah succeeded in summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in January 2014 with a group of volunteers and two Palestinian adolescents who had lost their legs. Echoing Hemingways Under Kilimanjaro- Nasrallahs work juxtaposes the horrific experiences of its main Palestinian characters- who have lost limbs in an Israeli bombing- with the sombre stories of its characters from other nationalities....