Yacoubian Building

Name: Yacoubian Building
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
SKU: 9780007243624
Price: 1800 KES
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ISBN: 9780007243624

by Alaa Al Aswany

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0007243626

ISBN-13 9780007243624

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint HarperPerennial

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 3rd, 2007

Print length 256 Pages

Weight 198 grams

Dimensions 19.90 x 13.10 x 1.80 cms

Product Classification: Egypt Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

KSh 1,800.00

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This exceptional Egyptian novel – as mesmerising as it is controversial – caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic.

This exceptional Egyptian novel – as mesmerising as it is controversial – caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic.Welcome to the Yacoubian Building, Cairo: once grand, now dilapidated, and full of stories and passion. Some live in squalor on its rooftop while others inhabit the faded glory of its apartments and offices. Within these walls religious fervour jostles with promiscuity; bribery with bliss; modern life with ancient culture. At ground level, Taha, the doorman’s son, harbours career aspirations and romantic dreams – but when these are dashed by unyielding corruption, hope turns to bitterness, with devastating consequences.Alaa Al Aswany’s superb novel about Egypt’s many contradictions is at once an impassioned celebration and a ruthless dissection of a society dominated by dishonesty.

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