Candygirl: An Egyptian Novel

By Mohamed M. Tawfik

Trying to evade intelligence agencies out to assassinate him, the Cerebellum, an Egyptian scientist with a past association with the Iraqi nuclear program, rents a room on the roof of a brothel in a Cairo slum. His interaction with the other residents is limited; instead he spends most of his time in the virtual world, where he has a love affair with candygirl, a gorgeous avatar. On the other side of the planet, an ex-NSA agent has joined a secret organization whose mission is to assassinate Iraqi scientists. He does not allow his doubts about the legality--or the ethics--of his mission to interfere with his work. He chases his victim relentlessly, but when his top-of-the-line equipment fails to locate the Cerebellum in Cairo's slums, he takes the chase to the virtual world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774165594
• ISBN13: 9789774165597
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"