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House of the wolf /
This novel is set in an idyllic Egyptian village from the time it was discovered by Muhammad Ali's mission in the early nineteenth century to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, movingly intertwining events on the world scene with the life dramas of its protagonists. The story opens with the pivotal...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Arabic |
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Cairo :
The American University in Cairo Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Modern Arabic literature.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This novel is set in an idyllic Egyptian village from the time it was discovered by Muhammad Ali's mission in the early nineteenth century to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, movingly intertwining events on the world scene with the life dramas of its protagonists. The story opens with the pivotal character, Mubarka al-Fuli, now a grandmother and matriarch, wanting to dictate a letter to God for her grandson to send to the Almighty by email. We are then ushered back in time to Mubarka's fiery adolescence and her painfully aborted romance with Muntasir, son of the village's deceased but legendary strongman. The shifting fortunes of the al-Deeb clan affect every aspect of its members' lives, from their sexual vulnerabilities to the grief of loss, the uncertainties of a changing world, and the heartaches born of betrayal, and love unfulfilled. |
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| Item Description: | "An Egyptian novel"--Cover |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustration |
| Awards: | Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. |
| ISBN: | 9781617975578 1617975575 |