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The Yacoubian Building
by Alaa Al Aswany

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This controversial bestselling novel in the Arab world reveals the political corruption, sexual repression, religious extremism, and modern hopes of Egypt today.

All manner of flawed and fragile humanity reside in the Yacoubian Building, a once-elegant temple of Art Deco splendor now slowly decaying in the smog and bustle of downtown Cairo: a fading aristocrat and self-proclaimed "scientist of women"; a sultry, voluptuous siren; a devout young student, feeling the irresistible pull toward fundamentalism; a newspaper editor helplessly in love with a policeman; a corrupt and corpulent politician, twisting the Koran to justify his desires.

These disparate lives careen toward an explosive conclusion in Alaa Al Aswany's remarkable international bestseller. Teeming with frank sexuality and heartfelt compassion, this book is an important window on to the experience of loss and love in the Arab world.

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About the Author

Alaa Al Aswany is the bestselling author of three previous books published in Arabic. He is a journalist who writes a monthly opposition newspaper column, and he makes his living as a dentist in Cairo, Egypt, where his first office was in the Yacoubian Building. The Yacoubian Building, which caused an immediate scandal due to its sexual frankness when first published in Egypt, has been translated into nine languages and was made into a film. It had the largest budget in Egyptian cinema and has been screened at various international film festivals.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060878139
Author:
Aswany, Alaa Al
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Translator:
Davies, Humphrey
Author:
by Alaa Al Aswany
Author:
Al Aswany, Alaa
Author:
Aswani, 'Ala'
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Social life and customs
Subject:
Civilization, arab
Subject:
General Fiction
Series:
P.S.
Publication Date:
August 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
255
Dimensions:
8.02x5.42x.70 in. .48 lbs.
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