Cigarette Number Seven

By Donia Kamal

Book Overview

A young woman's story of family, love, and revolution in modern Cairo

As a child, Nadia was left with her grandparents in Egypt, while her mother sought work in the Gulf. Decades later, she looks back on her fragmented childhood from an uncertain present: it is 2011 and the streets have erupted in an unexpected revolution. Her activist father, the sole anchor in her life, encourages her to be a part of the protests and so Nadia joins the sit-in at Tahrir Square.

Donia Kamal's succinct, candid prose draw us into Nadia's world: from the private to the public; from the men she has loved and lost, to her participation in the momentous events of the Egyptian revolution. Stunning in its simplicity, Cigarette Number Seven is a deeply intimate novel about family and relationships in turbulent times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 977416850X
• ISBN13: 9789774168505
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Hoopoe
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 8.0"