If an Egyptian cannot speak English : a novel
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Graywolf Press,
Minneapolis, Minn. :
2022.
- 6 of 6 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Port Colborne Library
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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About
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian American woman and a man from the village of Shobrakheit meet at a cafe in Cairo. He was a photographer of the revolution, but now finds himself unemployed and addicted to cocaine, living in a rooftop shack. She is a nostalgic daughter of immigrants "returning" to a country she's never been to before, teaching English and living in a light-filled flat with balconies on all sides. They fall in love and he moves in. But soon their desire--for one another, for the selves they want to become through the other--takes a violent turn that neither of them expected.
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Details
- ISBN: 9781644450819 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 186 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Graywolf Press, 2022.
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Awards Note:
Giller Prize shortlist finalist, 2022.