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The Yacoubian Building
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Author : ʻAlāʼ Aswānī
language : en
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2004
The Yacoubian Building written by ʻAlāʼ Aswānī and has been published by American Univ in Cairo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Fiction categories.
The Yacoubian Building holds all that Egypt was and has become over the 75 years since its namesake was built on one of downtown Cairo's main boulevards. From the pious son of the building's doorkeeper and the raucous, impoverished squatters on its roof, via the tattered aristocrat and the gay intellectual in its apartments, to the ruthless businessman whose stores occupy its ground floor, each sharply etched character embodies a facet of modern Egypt -- where political corruption, ill-gotten wealth, and religious hypocrisy are natural allies, where the arrogance and defensiveness of the powerful find expression in the exploitation of the weak, where youthful idealism can turn quickly to extremism, and where an older, less violent vision of society may yet prevail. Alaa Al Aswany's novel caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in 2002 and has remained the world's best selling novel in the Arabic language since.
The Yacoubian Building
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language : en
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The Yacoubian Building
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Author : Alaa Al Aswany
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-03-17
The Yacoubian Building written by Alaa Al Aswany and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with Fiction categories.
August Book Sense Pick A fading aristocrat and self-proclaimed ‘scientist of women.’ A purring, voluptuous siren. A young shop-girl enduring the clammy touch of her boss and hating herself for accepting the modest banknotes he tucks into her pocket afterward. An earnest, devout young doorman, feeling the irresistible pull toward fundamentalism. A cynical, secretly gay newspaper editor, helplessly in love with a peasant security guard. A roof-squatting tailor, scheming to own property. A corrupt and corpulent politician, twisting the Koran to justify taking a mistress. All live in the Yacoubian Building, a once-elegant temple of Art Deco splendor slowly decaying in the smog and hubbub of downtown Cairo, Egypt. In the course of this unforgettable novel, these disparate lives converge, careening inexorably toward an explosive conclusion. Tragicomic, passionate, shockingly frank in its sexuality, and brimming with an extraordinary, embracing human compassion, The Yacoubian Building is a literary achievement of the first order.
Yacoubian Building
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Author : Alaa Al Aswany
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-09
Yacoubian Building written by Alaa Al Aswany and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-09 with categories.
The Yacoubian Building holds all that Egypt was and has become over the 75 years since its namesake was built on one of downtown Cairos main boulevards. From the pious son of the buildings doorkeeper and the raucous, impoverished squatters on its roof, via the tattered aristocrat and the gay intellectual in its apartments, to the ruthless businessman whose stores occupy its ground floor, each sharply etched character embodies a facet of modern Egyptone where political corruption, ill-gotten wealth, and religious hypocrisy are natural allies, where the arrogance and defensiveness of the powerful find expression in the exploitation of the weak, where youthful idealism can turn quickly to extremism, and where an older, less violent vision of society may yet prevail. Alaa Al Aswanys novel caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in 2002 and has remained the worlds best selling novel in the Arabic language since.
The Republic Of False Truths
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Author : Alaa Al Aswany
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2021-03-30
The Republic Of False Truths written by Alaa Al Aswany and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Fiction categories.
From the bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building'Glorious' Observer'Amazing' André Aciman'Masterly' Sunday Times'Blistering' Financial TimesGeneral Alwany is a pious man who loves his family. He also tortures and kills enemies of the state.Under the regime of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is gripped by cronyism, religious hypocrisy, and the oppressive military. Now, however, the regime faces its greatest crisis. The idealistic young from different backgrounds - engineers, teachers, medical students, and among them the general's daughter - have come together to challenge the status quo.Euphoria mounts as Mubarak is toppled and love blossoms across class divides, but can it last?'Rooted in first-hand experience, this searing account of the short-lived 2011 Egyptian revolution blends knockabout satire with real polemical anger.' Daily Mail'A powerful book in the vein of a great Russian or South American social novel . . . Al Aswany is a writer of great talent, a rare man whose courage is not merely literary.' Le Figaro
The Automobile Club Of Egypt
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Author : Alaa Al Aswany
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2016-01-07
The Automobile Club Of Egypt written by Alaa Al Aswany and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-07 with Fiction categories.
Cairo at the very end of Ottoman rule. Behind the doors of the Automobile Club of Egypt, Egyptian staff attend to the every need of Cairo's European elite – the way they always have done, it seems. But soon the social upheaval out on the street will break its way through the club's gilded doors, and its inhabitants above and below stairs must all confront their choices: to live safely without dignity, or to fight for their rights and risk everything.
Friendly Fire
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Author : Alaa Al Aswany
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-08-27
Friendly Fire written by Alaa Al Aswany and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-27 with Fiction categories.
Friendly Fire, the first collection of short stories from Alaa Al Aswany, acclaimed author of Chicago and The Yacoubian Building, deftly explores the lives of contemporary Egyptians. Here are stories of generational conflict, corruption, repression, infidelity, and the dangerous clashing of western and Arab ideals, all beautifully rendered by Al Aswany, a true modern master and one of Egypt’s “most exciting literary exports” (Minneapolis Star Tribune).
Chicago
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Author : Alaa al Aswany
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2009-03-06
Chicago written by Alaa al Aswany and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-06 with Fiction categories.
Sex, money, and politics are the driving forces of society in this new novel from bestselling author Alaa Al Aswany.
The Dictatorship Syndrome
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Author : Alaa Al Aswany
language : en
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Release Date : 2019-12-29
The Dictatorship Syndrome written by Alaa Al Aswany and has been published by Haus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-29 with Political Science categories.
The study of dictatorship in the West has acquired an almost exotic dimension. But authoritarian regimes remain a painful reality for billions of people worldwide who still live under them, their freedoms violated and their rights abused. They are subject to arbitrary arrest, torture, corruption, ignorance, and injustice. What is the nature of dictatorship? How does it take hold? In what conditions and circumstances is it permitted to thrive? And how do dictators retain power, even when reviled and mocked by those they govern? In this deeply considered and at times provocative short work, Alaa Al Aswany tells us that, as with any disease, to understand the syndrome of dictatorship we must first consider the circumstances of its emergence, along with the symptoms and complications it causes in both the people and the dictator.
Study Guide
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Author : Supersummary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-24
Study Guide written by Supersummary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-24 with categories.
SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality study guides for challenging works of literature. This 57-page guide for "The Yacoubian Building" by Alaa Al Aswany includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 2 chapters, as well as several more in-depth sections of expert-written literary analysis. Featured content includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay topics, and key themes like Hidden Lives and Wealth Inequality.