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Temple Bar An Egyptian Novel.

Dublin is alien territory for young and impoverished Egyptian academic Mutazz. Mutazz 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, the inscrutable local women, the Irish j...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abdelmegid, Bahaa
Other Authors: Wright, Jonathan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2014.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Dublin is alien territory for young and impoverished Egyptian academic Mutazz. Mutazz 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, the 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 wo.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (142 p.)
ISBN:9781617976131
161797613X