The Cairo House
by Samia Serageldin
2021-01-03 07:31:25
"Serageldin's richly observed study of family and culture in transition and crisis succeeds both as ironical Proustian reminiscence and as a telling exploration of the ambiguities of status, loyalty, and belonging." dashKirkus Reviews "Using a beauti...
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"Serageldin's richly observed study of family and culture in transition and crisis succeeds both as ironical Proustian reminiscence and as a telling exploration of the ambiguities of status, loyalty, and belonging." dashKirkus Reviews "Using a beautiful prose style, Serageldin makes Gigi's problems vivid and real... Fascinating and entertaining." dashLibrary Journal A work that depicts the glamorous Egypt of the pashas and King Farouk, the police state of the colonels who seized power in 1952, the post-Sadat years, and the rise of fundamentalism.
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