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Menorahs and minarets
Uniform Title
Aḥlām al-ʻawdah. English
أحلام العودة. English
Title
Menorahs and minarets / Kamal Ruhayyim ; translated by Sarah Enany.
ISBN
9774168313
9789774168314
Publication
Cairo, Egypt : Hoopoe, an imprint of American University In Cairo Press, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
256 pages ; 21 cm
Notes
"First published in Arabic in 2012 as Aḥlam al-ʻawda by Sphinx Agency"--Title page verso.
Third and final book in Ruhayyim's twentieth-century Egyptian triology that includes Days in the Diaspora (2010) and Diary of a Jewish Muslim (2014).
Translated from the Arabic.
Summary
After ten years in Paris, Gala returns to Cairo, where he finds a society in transformation. Egypt is Galal's home, but he feels he no longer belongs there. He is caught between his two identities : his Jewish mother's family are cosmopolitan business people, while his Muslim father's side are rural farmers from the Delta. In this conclusion to Kamal Ruhayyim's compelling triology, he paints an uncompromising portrait of an older generation dictating how their children live and love. -- Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 27, 2017
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