Ahdaf Soueif

Cairo. Memoir of a City Transformed

"There are many records of the Egyptian revolution, but Cairo takes us on a more intimate journey. Soueif speaks of her own story but also speaks for thousands, perhaps even millions, of other Cairenes." Guardian

Klappentext:

When the Egyptian Revolution erupted on 25 January 2011, Ahdaf Soueif, along with thousands of others, called Tahrir Square home for eighteen days. Born and raised in Cairo, she reported for the world's media and did – like everyone else – whatever she could. In this unique and beautiful book, Ahdaf Soueif – novelist, commentator, activist – takes us through her city and traces the path of the revolution that is redrawing her country's future.

Updated with a postscript that considers Egypt's more recent turns – the shifts in government, the ongoing confrontations between citizen and state, and a nation's difficult but deeply inspiring path towards freedom and social justice – Cairo weaves together stories both private and public to create an illuminating snapshot of a defining moment in twenty-first-century history.

Über die Autorin / über den Autor:

Ahdaf Soueif is the author of the novel The Map of Love, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1999 and has been translated into more than thirty languages: In the Eye of the Sun, a novel; and a collection of short stories, I Think of You. Ahdaf Soueif is also a political and cultural commentator, described by the London Review of books as "a political analyst and commentator of the best kind", whose clear-eyed reporting and analysis is syndicated throughout the world.

Preis: CHF 21.90
Sprache: Englisch
Art: Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2012, 2014
Verlag: Bloomsbury
ISBN: 978-1-4088-3050-5
Masse: 244 S.

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