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By Millicent E. Selsam

Book Overview

"Alaa Al Aswany is among the best writers in the Middle East today, a suitable heir to the mantle worn by Naguib Mahfouz, his great predecessor." Jay Parini, The Guardian (UK)   From one of Egypt's most acclaimed novelists, here is a vivid chronicle of Egyptian society, with penetrating analysis of all the most urgent issues-economic stagnation, police brutality, poverty, the harassment of women and of the Christian minority, to name a few-that led to the stunning overthrow of the Mubarak government. Al-Aswany addresses himself to all the questions being asked within Egypt and beyond: who will be the next president, and how will he be chosen in a land where heretofore only simpletons, opportunists and stooges involved themselves with elections? What role will the Muslim Brotherhood play? How can democratic reforms be effected among a people used to such contradictions as the religiously observant policeman who commits torture? In a candid and controversial assessment of both the potential and limitations that will determine his country's future, Al-Aswany reveals why the revolt that surprised the world was destined to happen.   "[The] star of a new generation of Egyptian novelists." The Independent (UK)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802764290
• ISBN13: 9780802764294
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Walker
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.