| Title:
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MORNING AND EVENING TALK
A MODERN ARABIC NOVEL |
| By: |
Naguib Mahfouz, Christina Phillips (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9774160991 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789774160998 |
| Publisher: |
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2008 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
Set in Cairo, this title traces the fortunes of three families from the arrival of Napoleon at the end of the eighteenth century to the 1980s. It is a tale of change and continuity, of the death of a traditional way of life, of the road to independence and beyond, seen through the eyes of Egypt's citizens. |
| Synopsis: |
"Morning and Evening Talk" is an epic tale of Egyptian life over five generations. Set in Cairo, it traces the fortunes of three families from the arrival of Napoleon at the end of the eighteenth century to the 1980s. As the intricate family saga unfolds, a powerful picture of a society in transition emerges. This is a tale of change and continuity, of the death of a traditional way of life, of the road to independence and beyond, seen through the eyes of Egypt's citizens. |
| Publication: |
Egypt |
| Imprint: |
The American University in Cairo Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |