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The Book of Safety: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction)
Yasser Abdel Hafez
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Description for The Book of Safety: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction)
Paperback. Khaled Mamoun works at the Palace of Confessions, a mysterious state-run security agency located in middle-class Cairo, transcribing the testimonies of criminals. Translator(s): Moger, Robin. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 282 x 2. Weight in Grams: 274.
At one interrogation, he encounters Mustafa Ismail: a university professor turned master thief, who breaks into the homes of the great and the good and then blackmails them into silence.Mustafa has dedicated his existence to the perfection of his trade and authored a book titled The Book of Safety, the ultimate guide to successful thievery, containing everything from philosophical principles to the best way to open a door.Yasser Abdel Hafiz's beautiful and deceptively effortless novel tracks Khaled's descent into obsession with this mysterious book and its author, in a narrative that holds us spellbound.
At one interrogation, he encounters Mustafa Ismail: a university professor turned master thief, who breaks into the homes of the great and the good and then blackmails them into silence.Mustafa has dedicated his existence to the perfection of his trade and authored a book titled The Book of Safety, the ultimate guide to successful thievery, containing everything from philosophical principles to the best way to open a door.Yasser Abdel Hafiz's beautiful and deceptively effortless novel tracks Khaled's descent into obsession with this mysterious book and its author, in a narrative that holds us spellbound.
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774168215
SKU
V9789774168215
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About Yasser Abdel Hafez
Yaser Abdel Hafez is a journalist and novelist, and currently works as an editor at the literary magazine Akhbar al-Adab. His first novel On the Occasion of Life was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. He lives in Cairo.Robin Moger is the translator of Otared by Mohammad Rabie and Women of Karantina by Nael Eltoukhy, among other books. ... Read more
Reviews for The Book of Safety: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction)
A fascinating tale set in an Orwellian Cairo.
Manal Shakir, Arab News Dystopicphilosophical crimewriting.
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative With cool and incisive prose, Yasser Abdel Hafez follows Khaled into obsession with this mysterious book and its author.
Marcia Lynx Qualey, Arabic Literature (in English) Blog
Manal Shakir, Arab News Dystopicphilosophical crimewriting.
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative With cool and incisive prose, Yasser Abdel Hafez follows Khaled into obsession with this mysterious book and its author.
Marcia Lynx Qualey, Arabic Literature (in English) Blog