The Yacoubian Building (US PB)
Author(s): Alaa Al Aswany
The lives of the inhabitants of an apartment building in downtown Cairo intertwine as the destinies of a fading aristocrat, voluptuous siren, devout doorman, secretly-gay editor, roof-squatting tailor, and corrupt politician come together.
Product Information
"Captivating and controversial .. . .an amazing glimpse of modern Egyptian society and culture." -- New York Review of Books
General Fields
- :
- : Harper Perennial
- : fourth estate
- : 0.218
- : 01 August 2006
- : 204mm X 138mm X 18mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Alaa Al Aswany
- : Paperback / softback
- : English
- : 892.737
- : 255