On the State of Egypt: A Novelist's Provocative Reflections - Rilegato

Aswani, Ala

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ISBN 10: 977416461X ISBN 13: 9789774164613

Casa editrice: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr, 2011

Riassunto

In the novels and short stories of Alaa Al Aswany, characters struggle with class differences, police brutality, poverty, sexual harassment, and political corruption; now, in these political and social essays first published as weekly articles in the Arabic press, Al Aswany considers these same issues that torment modern Egyptian society. He has a great deal to say about one of the most pressing questions on everyone s mind: who will be the next president of Egypt, and how will he be elected? He discusses the moral ambiguity of appointed politicians, the suitability of democratic reforms in a Muslim society, and the inherent contradiction in the actions of the religiously observant policeman who tortures or the man who harasses women. Critical, controversial, and straightforward, Al Aswany asks his government to serve the people, and the people to demand what they deserve.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Alaa Al Aswany was born in 1957. A dentist by profession, he is the author of the bestselling novels The Yacoubian Building (AUC Press, 2005) and Chicago (AUC Press, 2007), and the novella and short story collection Friendly Fire (AUC Press 2009). Jonathan Wright is the translator of Judgment Day by Rasha al Ameer (AUC Press, 2011). He was awarded the 2013 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for his translation of Azazeel by Youssef Ziedan.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 977416461X
• ISBN 13: 9789774164613
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192
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