The Zafarani Files

An Egyptian Novel

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, Arabic, Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Zafarani Files by Gamal al-Ghitani, The American University in Cairo Press
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Author: Gamal al-Ghitani ISBN: 9781617971495
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press Publication: March 1, 2009
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press Language: English
Author: Gamal al-Ghitani
ISBN: 9781617971495
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication: March 1, 2009
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
Language: English

An unknown observer is watching the residents of a small, closely-knit neighborhood in Cairo's old city, making notes. The college graduate, the street vendors, the political prisoner, the café owner, the taxi driver, the beautiful green-eyed young wife with the troll of a husband all are subjects of surveillance. The watcher's reports flow seamlessly into a narrative about Zafarani Alley, a village tucked into a corner of the city, where intrigue is the main entertainment, and everyone has a secret. Suspicion, superstition, and a wicked humor prevail in this darkly comedic novel. Drawing upon the experience of his own childhood growing up in al-Hussein, where the fictional Zafarani Alley is located, Gamal al-Ghitani has created a world richly populated with characters and situations that possess authenticity behind their veils of satire.

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An unknown observer is watching the residents of a small, closely-knit neighborhood in Cairo's old city, making notes. The college graduate, the street vendors, the political prisoner, the café owner, the taxi driver, the beautiful green-eyed young wife with the troll of a husband all are subjects of surveillance. The watcher's reports flow seamlessly into a narrative about Zafarani Alley, a village tucked into a corner of the city, where intrigue is the main entertainment, and everyone has a secret. Suspicion, superstition, and a wicked humor prevail in this darkly comedic novel. Drawing upon the experience of his own childhood growing up in al-Hussein, where the fictional Zafarani Alley is located, Gamal al-Ghitani has created a world richly populated with characters and situations that possess authenticity behind their veils of satire.

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