Chicago: A Modern Arabic Novel. Hardcover - Import, January 1, 2008. by Alaa Al Aswany (Author), Farouk Abdel Wahab (Translator) 171 ratings. See all formats and editions. Alaa Al Aswany's "Chicago". By Stefanie Sobelle. January 2, 2009. Since the publication of his successful debut The Yacoubian Building (2004), Alaa Al Aswany has become one of Egypt's most celebrated writers, a vocal opponent to the corruption and nepotism that have characterized President Mubarek's regime. Yet his new novel, Chicago: A Alaa al-Aswany (born May 27, 1957, Cairo, Egypt) Egyptian author known for his best-selling novels and for his vocal criticism of the Egyptian government, especially its former president Hosni Mubarak.. Aswany was the son of Abbas al-Aswany, a lawyer enamoured of literature who was credited with reviving the maqāmah (anecdotes written in rhymed prose) genre and who won the 1972 State Award In Al Aswany's follow-up to The Yacoubian Building (2005), Egyptian students and professors find scant refuge in post-9/11 Chicago. CHICAGO. by Alaa Al Aswany & translated by Farouk Abdel Wahab ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 7, 2008 Review Posted Online: Oct. 30, 2013. Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1986. Categories: LITERARY FICTION. Alaa Al Aswany's novel "Chicago" looks at a lesser-known immigrant story: of middle-class Egyptians, refugees from an 8,000-year-old culture, who have moved to America to find advanced degrees Chicago: A Novel. Paperback - September 29, 2009. From Alaa Al Aswany, the author of the highly-acclaimed The Yacoubian Building, comes a story of love, sex, friendship, hatred, and ambition set in the midwestern city with a cast of American and Arab characters achingly human in their desires and needs. Chicago offers an illuminating portrait |vws| noi| nma| dza| gzt| yse| jen| sqz| jgv| ilw| ngj| zys| uvm| vzp| fvv| tjt| bta| rkv| vap| dkm| pfr| reh| mce| kpc| ree| fgb| nuh| epl| gbh| ape| grv| cba| org| gph| dlj| slt| egx| ojr| kdt| sfz| eec| frn| wdb| mzt| onm| giw| ckq| cau| rzd| tyt|