Egyptian and American lives collide on a college campus in post-9/11 Chicago, and crises of identity abound in the extraordinary second novel from the highly acclaimed author of The Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany has won resounding critical acclaim for his deft and moving portrayals of the lives of contemporary Egyptians who constantly examine their relationship with Egypt's history, religion, c
'This spell-binding collection will carry you off to shops near, far, lost and imagined' Mail on Sunday 'All these writers convey the magic of bookshops' Guardian A cabinet of curiosities, a time mach
For years before the Egyptian revolution in January 2011 Alaa Al Aswany, author of the bestselling novelThe Yacoubian Building, had been a critic of the Mubarak regime. When the revolution broke out h
