Yacoubian Building (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Utgivningsdatum
2007-09-03
Förlag
HarperCollins Publishers
Översättare
Humphrey Davies
Originalspråk
Arabiska
Dimensioner
197 x 129 x 20 mm
Vikt
260 g
ISBN
9780007243624

Yacoubian Building

av Alaa Al Aswany
(3 röster)
Häftad,  Engelska, 2007-09-03
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This exceptional Egyptian novel - as mesmerising as it is controversial - caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic. Welcome to the Yacoubian Building, Cairo: once grand, now dilapidated, and full of stories and passion. Some live in squalor on its rooftop while others inhabit the faded glory of its apartments and offices. Within these walls religious fervour jostles with promiscuity; bribery with bliss; modern life with ancient culture. At ground level, Taha, the doorman's son, harbours career aspirations and romantic dreams - but when these are dashed by unyielding corruption, hope turns to bitterness, with devastating consequences. Alaa Al Aswany's superb novel about Egypt's many contradictions is at once an impassioned celebration and a ruthless dissection of a society dominated by dishonesty.
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Alaa Al Aswany was born in 1957. A dentist whose first office was in the Yacoubian Building, he has written prolifically for Egyptian newspapers across the political spectrum on literature, politics and social issues. 'The Yacoubian Building' is his second novel.

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