The House of Jasmine

by إبراهيم عبد المجيد and Ibrahim Abdel Meguid

Book Overview

On June 13, 1974, Shagara, a low-level employee at the Alexandria shipyard, is charged with taking workers to cheer for the motorcade of Egyptian President Sadat and his guest President Nixon. Instructed to pay each worker half a pound at the end of Nixon's visit, Shagara pays them half that, spares them the festivities, and pockets the difference. So begins The House of Jasmine, which follows Shagara, a loner who yearns for female companionship,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156656882X
• ISBN13: 9781566568821
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.9"