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The Televangelist
Ibrahim Essa
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Description for The Televangelist
Paperback. The bestselling satirical novel of religious hypocrisy from one of Egypt's most outspoken journalists. Translator(s): Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130. .
Meet Hatem el-Shenawi, a Muslim TV preacher who has won fame and fortune through his show delivering Islam to the masses. Affable, sharp-witted, and well-connected to the government and business elite of Cairo, Shenawi seems at the top of his game. But when he is entrusted with a dangerous secret, one that could tip the whole country into chaos, the double-edged sword of his celebrity threatens him with scandal and ruin as he is drawn deeper into political intrigue and the dark underbelly of the state. Fast-paced and brilliantly observed, The Televangelist takes us on a journey into the corrupt ... Read more
Meet Hatem el-Shenawi, a Muslim TV preacher who has won fame and fortune through his show delivering Islam to the masses. Affable, sharp-witted, and well-connected to the government and business elite of Cairo, Shenawi seems at the top of his game. But when he is entrusted with a dangerous secret, one that could tip the whole country into chaos, the double-edged sword of his celebrity threatens him with scandal and ruin as he is drawn deeper into political intrigue and the dark underbelly of the state. Fast-paced and brilliantly observed, The Televangelist takes us on a journey into the corrupt ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774167188
SKU
V9789774167188
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99-15
About Ibrahim Essa
Bestselling Egyptian author Ibrahim Essa is a renowed journalist, TV personality, and political commentator. Well known as the co-founder of the popular Egyptian weekly newspaper al-Dustur and as Editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper al-Tahrir. He lives and works in Cairo, Egypt.Winner of both the 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the 2013 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Jonathan Wright ... Read more
Reviews for The Televangelist
a master of the Arabic language... [Eissa] delivers a double dose of wit, humor and political satire, combined with painstaking knowledge of religion and the media world... Fascinating
Egypt Independent We're in the presence of masterful storytelling... [Eissa] tells the story of Egypt, its society and state, culture and superstition, virtues and sins, love and intolerance... with skilful plotting, surgical ... Read more
Egypt Independent We're in the presence of masterful storytelling... [Eissa] tells the story of Egypt, its society and state, culture and superstition, virtues and sins, love and intolerance... with skilful plotting, surgical ... Read more