by علاء الأسواني, Alaa Al Aswany
Egypt is in the news today for all the wrong reasons. But when I witness the turmoil there, I perceive a silver lining: this is the birth pain of a true democracy.I have had a lifelong love affair with Egypt, ever since I studied about pharaohs and the pyramids and hieroglyphics in middle school. ...
what a story! the plot lines of a soap opera, action, sex, violence, good pace, and all brushed with the exotic flavor of the different world of Egyptian life.
Women are only of interest for their sexual utility. It's not that the female characters don't have well, character, and they even have stories though every story of theirs is about men, it's just that from the point of view of the male characters they are sexually useful, mothers or harpies. It pu...
blurb - Once home to the creme de la creme of Egyptian society, The Yacoubian Building is now past its prime. Older residents cling to the faded glories and old-world charm of its past, while newer tenants busily prevent eager arrivals from usurping more space in a building that reflects 70 years of...
3.5 starsThis book was a very interesting read to say the least, mainly because in the wake of the Egypt's recent events this book almost seemed prophetic.This book revolves around the lives of the tenants living in the Yacoubian building, a place that like their own country is starting to fade from...
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