The Yacoubian Building
(Alaa El Aswany)
Lauded by literary critics and hailed as a masterpiece of contemporary Arab literature, this phenomenal book by Alaa El Aswany that dissects modern day Egypt is a credit unto himself, selling 100,000 copies in only a few months. Riding a wave of good publicity, this book has been selling like hot cakes throughout the Arab world and has now been translated into both English and French. A similarly titled film based on the book is out in cinemas throughout Europe in August 2006. The authors work echoes that of Naguib Mahfouz. Told through the eyes of the characters in a fictionalapartmentblockin Cairo, it follows the political developments in Egypt over the last 50 years. Light-hearted and sensitive throughout, it gives an insight into how Egypt fits into the world. It also reveals what happened between the end of King Farouk?s reign and the arrival of the Muslim brothers.
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