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If an Egyptian cannot speak English : a novel / Noor Naga.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781644450819
- ISBN: 164445081X
- Physical Description: 186 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Winner of the Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize""--Cover." |
| Awards Note: | The Center for Fiction: first novel prize, 2022 |
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| Subject: | Egyptian American women > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Cairo (Egypt) > Fiction. Egyptians > Fiction. Language teachers > Fiction. Photographers > Fiction. Addicts > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. Experimental fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | NAGA (Noor) (Text) | 37814003699387 | FICTION - NEW | Available | - |
Summary:
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.
