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ZAAT (H) (Modern Arabic Writing)
Sonallah Ibrahim, Anthony Calderbank
Price: LE 46
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This unusual and much lauded novel tells the story of the life of an Egyptian woman - the eponymous Zaat - during the regimes of three Egyptian presidents: Abdel Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak. Imbued with an Egyptian sense of humor and deeply rooted in the culture and politics of the modern period, the novel takes a humorous but often black look at the changes that have occurred in Egypt over the past few decades. Zaat's life experiences and relationships are set against economic and social upheavals in a style that is both sophisticated and bawdy, highly ironic and often extremely poignant.
Zaat's story is interspersed and illustrated with extracts from newspapers of the day - headlines, articles, picture captions, death notices, advertisements - reflecting events and incidents contemporary with her life. Beautifully put together with bitter and cutting irony, they tell of corruption, financial scandals, torture, foreign debt, and social problems. The heroine epitomizes the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of simple folk tossed about on the stormy sea of modernization, consumerism, and the ever-present mirage of new wealth. Zaat is a brilliant social commentary that provides keen insights into how Egypt has come to be the way it is today. |
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Language: English
Hardcover: 349 pages
Publisher: Auc Press (2001)
ISBN-10: 9774246470
ISBN-13: 9789774246470
Genre: Arabic Literature
Size: 16.1 cm x 23.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 191 grams
Condition: Very Good
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