Egyptian Earth

By Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi

Book Overview

A twelve-year-old boy returns from his school in Cairo to find his village torn by feuding and fear. A corrupt official has ordered the peasants to irrigate their fields in five days instead of the customary ten, a demand that threatens to severely disrupt the life of this small community. The schoolmaster Sheikh Hassouna urges the villagers to rebel. But it takes many attempts - some disastrous, others comical and touching - before they join forces and stand against their oppressors. Sharqawi's novel, set in the 1930s, was first published in 1954 - two years after the Egyptian revolution. A masterpiece of modern Arabic literature, Egyptian Earth has been translated into many languages and was made into a popular film by the well-known Egyptian director Youssef Chahine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863565131
• ISBN13: 9780863565137
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Saqi Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"