Sonallah Ibrahim: 1970 (The Last Days)
The latest addition to my website is Sonallah Ibrahim's 1970 (The Last Days).Tthe book tells of the last few months of the life of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. While…
Fausta Cialente: Ballata Levantina (The Levantines)
The latest addition to my website is Fausta Cialente's Ballata Levantina (The Levantines). This novel tells the story of well-to-do European expatriates (primarily but certainly not exclusively Italian) living in…
Sonallah Ibrahim: العمامة والقبعة (The Turban and the Hat)
The latest addition to my website is Sonallah Ibrahim's العمامة والقبعة (The Turban and the Hat). The novel takes place during the French occupation of Egypt from 1798 to 1801.…
Ghazi Algosaibi: شقة الحرية (An Apartment Called Freedom)
\ The latest addition to my website is Ghazi Algosaibi's شقة الحرية (An Apartment Called Freedom). This novel takes place between 1956 and 1961, primarily in Cairo and follows a…
Mohamed Kheir: عباصلأا تلافإة (Slipping)
The latest addition to my website is Mohamed Kheir's عباصلأا تلافإة (Slipping). This book is seemingly a book of separate stories but, gradually, they nearly all get some connection to…
Sonallah Ibrahim: االلجن وردة (Warda)
The latest addition to my website is Sonallah Ibrahim's االلجن وردة (Warda). This tells the story of Rushdy, a left-wing Egyptian, who has spent time in prison for his political…
Ashraf El-Ashmawi: اال>سيدة الزمالك، (The Lady of Zamalek)
The latest addition to my website is Ashraf El-Ashmawi's اال>سيدة الزمالك، (The Lady of Zamalek). This novel covers Egypt from the beginning of World War II to almost the end…
Taha Hussein: دعاء الكروان (The Call of the Curlew)
The latest addition to my website is Taha Hussein's دعاء الكروان (The Call of the Curlew). Taha Hussein is considered as one of the greatest Egyptian novelists but is also…
Youssef Ziedan: عزازيل (Azazeel)
The latest addition to my website is Youssef Ziedan's عزازيل (Azazeel). This is a brilliant book, set in the fifth century A.D., telling the story of Hypa, an Egyptian Christian…