Cigarette Number Seven
A Novel
Fiction & Literature, Religious, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers, Romance
| Author: | Donia Kamal | ISBN: | 9781617978425 |
| Publisher: | The American University in Cairo Press | Publication: | March 21, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Hoopoe | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donia Kamal |
| ISBN: | 9781617978425 |
| Publisher: | The American University in Cairo Press |
| Publication: | March 21, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Hoopoe |
| Language: | English |
As a child, Nadia was left her with her grandparents in Egypt, while her mother sought work in the Gulf. Decades later, she looks back on her fragmented childhood from an uncertain present: it is 2011 and the streets have erupted in an unexpected revolution. Her activist father, the sole anchor in her life, encourages her to be a part of the protests and so Nadia joins the sit-in at Tahrir Square. Donia Kamal's succinct, candid prose draw us into Nadia's world: from the private to the public; from the men she has loved and lost, to her participation in the momentous events of the Egyptian revolution. Stunning in its simplicity, Cigarette Number Seven is a deeply intimate novel about family and relationships in turbulent times.
As a child, Nadia was left her with her grandparents in Egypt, while her mother sought work in the Gulf. Decades later, she looks back on her fragmented childhood from an uncertain present: it is 2011 and the streets have erupted in an unexpected revolution. Her activist father, the sole anchor in her life, encourages her to be a part of the protests and so Nadia joins the sit-in at Tahrir Square. Donia Kamal's succinct, candid prose draw us into Nadia's world: from the private to the public; from the men she has loved and lost, to her participation in the momentous events of the Egyptian revolution. Stunning in its simplicity, Cigarette Number Seven is a deeply intimate novel about family and relationships in turbulent times.
