The Automobile Club of Egypt
- 5 Jan 2017
- 9780857862211
- £9.99
- 480 pp
- 129×198mm
- 7 Jan 2016
- 9780857862228
- £7.99
- 480 pp
In a few words
From the bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building comes a novel bursting at the seams with Egyptian life
In a few words
From the bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building comes a novel bursting at the seams with Egyptian life
A microcosm of corruption and oppression in Egypt . . . Aswany brings a mix of burning indignation and unstoppable exuberance that is all his own to this swarming picture of a world on the brink of shattering change
One of Egypt's most valuable writers
One of Egypt's most valuable writers
A scathing, brilliantly executed novel
More about
the book
Cairo at the very end of Ottoman rule. Behind the doors of the Automobile Club of Egypt, Egyptian staff attend to the every need of Cairo’s European elite – the way they always have done, it seems.
But soon the social upheaval out on the street will break its way through the club’s gilded doors, and its inhabitants above and below stairs must all confront their choices: to live safely without dignity, or to fight for their rights and risk everything.
More about
the book
Cairo at the very end of Ottoman rule. Behind the doors of the Automobile Club of Egypt, Egyptian staff attend to the every need of Cairo’s European elite – the way they always have done, it seems.
But soon the social upheaval out on the street will break its way through the club’s gilded doors, and its inhabitants above and below stairs must all confront their choices: to live safely without dignity, or to fight for their rights and risk everything.
A scathing, brilliantly executed novel
A wonderful storyteller
Among the best writers in the Middle East today . . . Al Aswany has his own magic
A master observer of the human condition . . . unputdownable
A wonderful storyteller
Among the best writers in the Middle East today . . . Al Aswany has his own magic
A master observer of the human condition . . . unputdownable
Gripping . . . a page-turner
Alaa Al Aswany
View profileAlaa Al Aswany‘s first novel The Yacoubian Building was longlisted for The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2006 and has sold over a million copies worldwide. He is also the author of Chicago and the short story collection, Friendly Fire. His work has been translated into 29 languages and published in over 100 countries. Al Aswany was named by The Times as one of the best 50 authors to have been translated into English in the last 50 years. He speaks Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.
Alaa Al Aswany
View profileAlaa Al Aswany‘s first novel The Yacoubian Building was longlisted for The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2006 and has sold over a million copies worldwide. He is also the author of Chicago and the short story collection, Friendly Fire. His work has been translated into 29 languages and published in over 100 countries. Al Aswany was named by The Times as one of the best 50 authors to have been translated into English in the last 50 years. He speaks Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.
