Friendly Fire: Stories - Brossura

Aswani, Ala

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0061766631 ISBN 13: 9780061766633

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2009

Riassunto

Deftly portrays the humanity found in the lives of contemporary Egyptians, who are navigating a country that is constantly examining its relationship with its history, religion, gender roles, and class distinctions, in a collection of stories that focus on the exquisite emotion of everyday life. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Al Aswany masterfully deciphers the forces behind social polarization over class, gender, race, religion, and politics, tracking the pendulum swings from sympathy to hate, dream to despair, sorrow to resignation, and refusing simple answers and tidy conclusions.” (Booklist)

“A startling first collection, elegant yet pointedly sharp-tongued and sarcastic.... Al Aswany is an insightful student of the human condition whose trenchant characters evoke a weird hybrid of Albert Camus and Charles Bukowski; the strange landscape depicted is at once painful and playful, rich in meaning and understatement.” (Library Journal)

“At times al-Aswany’s stories are heartbreaking, at times they are uncomfortable, at times hilarious, but no matter what the mood, his work is always steeped in the greywater of humanity.” (Virginia Quarterly Review)

L'autore:

Alaa Al Aswany is the internationally bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building and Chicago. A journalist who writes a controversial opposition column, Al Aswany makes his living as a dentist in Cairo.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061766631
• ISBN 13: 9780061766633
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 219