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Egyptian Earth
Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi
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A twelve-year-old boy returns from his school in Cairo to find his village torn by feuding and fear. A corrupt official has ordered the peasants to irrigate their fields in five days instead of the customary ten, a demand that threatens to severely disrupt the life of this small community.

The schoolmaster Sheikh Hassouna urges the villagers to rebel. But it takes many attempts – some disastrous, others comical and touching – before they join forces and stand against their oppressors.

Sharqawi’s novel, set in the 1930s, was first published in 1954 – two years after the Egyptian revolution. A masterpiece of modern Arabic literature, Egyptian Earth has been translated into many languages and was made into a popular film by the well-known Egyptian director Youssef Chahine.

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Book Details

Language: English
ISBN-10: 0863565131
ISBN-13: 9780863565137
Genre: Arabic Literature
Condition: Very Good

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