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Butterfly Wings: An Egyptian Novel
Mohamed Salmawy
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Description for Butterfly Wings: An Egyptian Novel
Paperback. Salmawy describes the overthrow of the old regime and the occupation of Tahrir Square in this almost prophetic moving love story.By a vocal opposition figure to the Mubarak regime, and a well-known Egyptian writer. Translator(s): Cohen, Raphael. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
A chance encounter on a plane throws together Doha, a fashion designer unhappily married to a leading figure in the Mubarak regime, and Ashraf, an academic and leading dissident. The story of their relationship and Doha's self-discovery runs alongside a young Egyptian's search for the mother he never knew, and these intersecting narratives unfold against the background of political protests that culminate in the overthrow of the regime. A moving and at times humorous story, Butterfly Wings is an extended allegory of Egypt's modern experience of authoritarian rule and explores the fractures and challenges of a society at the moment ... Read more
A chance encounter on a plane throws together Doha, a fashion designer unhappily married to a leading figure in the Mubarak regime, and Ashraf, an academic and leading dissident. The story of their relationship and Doha's self-discovery runs alongside a young Egyptian's search for the mother he never knew, and these intersecting narratives unfold against the background of political protests that culminate in the overthrow of the regime. A moving and at times humorous story, Butterfly Wings is an extended allegory of Egypt's modern experience of authoritarian rule and explores the fractures and challenges of a society at the moment ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166426
SKU
V9789774166426
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About Mohamed Salmawy
Mohamed Salmawy is an Egyptian poet, playwright, and novelist. He is president of the Writers' Union of Egypt, secretary general of the General Union of Arab Writers, and editor in chief of the weekly French-language al-Ahram Hebdo. Raphael Cohen is the translator of So You May See by Mona Prince (AUC Press, 2011) and Status: Emo by Eslam Mosbah (AUC ... Read more
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