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Abdelmegid, Bahaa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9774166604 ISBN 13 : 9789774166600

Editeur : The American University in Cairo Press, 2014

Synopsis

Dublin is alien territory for young and impoverished Egyptian academic Moataz, who is preparing a PhD on Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Moataz has enough problems with his family's high expectations and the unrequited, idealized love that he left behind in Cairo. Now he has to deal with cantankerous landlords, inscrutable local women, the Irish judiciary, haunted seminaries, and cold winter nights selling flowers on the banks of the Liffey to make ends meet. His own personal demons travel with him, especially the clash between his sexual desires and his reluctance to become emotionally entangled with anyone other than his version of the ideal woman. In his year away from home Moataz learns how diverse the world is, but returning to Cairo is a shock that tests his physical and mental strength. Only when he passes that test can he make a promising new start.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bahaa Abdelmegid teaches English literature at Ain Shams University and is the author of two collections of short stories and four novels, including Saint Theresa and Sleeping with Strangers (AUC Press, 2010). Translator of the winning novel in the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and twice winner of the Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Jonathan Wright was formerly the Reuters bureau chief in Cairo. He has translated Alaa Al-Aswany, Youssef Ziedan, and Hassan Blassim. He lives in London, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The American University in Cairo Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9774166604
• ISBN 13: 9789774166600
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: EDITIONS GALLIMARD; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italie