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The lodging house /
"A young man's dreams for a better future as a student in the Teachers' Institute are shattered after he assaults one of his instructors for discriminating against him. From then on, he begins his descent into the underworld. Penniless, he seeks refuge in Wikalat 'Atiya, a histor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Arabic |
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Cairo :
American University in Cairo Press,
[2008, 2006]
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| Edición: | First pbk. edition. |
| Colección: | Modern Arabic literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "A young man's dreams for a better future as a student in the Teachers' Institute are shattered after he assaults one of his instructors for discriminating against him. From then on, he begins his descent into the underworld. Penniless, he seeks refuge in Wikalat 'Atiya, a historic but now completely run-down caravanserai that has become the home of the town's marginal and underprivileged characters. This award-winning novel takes on epic dimensions as the narrator escorts us on a journey to this underworld, portraying-as he sinks further into its intricate relationships-the many characters that inhabit it. Through a labyrinth of tales, reminiscent of the popular Arab tradition of storytelling, we are introduced to these denizens, whose lives oscillate between the real and the fantastic, the contemporary and the timeless. And while the narrator starts out as a spectator of these characters' lives, he soon becomes an integral part of the lodging house's community of rogues."--Publisher description (jacket) |
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| Notas: | Originally published: American University in Cairo Press, 2006; originally published in Arabic, 1999. Includes a glossary (p. 428-434). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (434 pages) |
| Premios: | Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature and the Saif Ghobash -- Banipal Prize for translation. |
| ISBN: | 9781617974397 1617974390 9781617971792 1617971790 1306492416 9781306492416 |