The novel spans from 1984 to 2014, but only as small chapters in the life of a young woman living with her family in cairo. Narrated during three pivotal summers in cairo, the novel poignantly captures the pulse of a city changing before our. Chronicle of a last summer is a small book about a big time in modern egypt. The novel depicts the humdrum struggle of navigating the city and sketches a portrait of a boy dependent on his elderly father and deeply affected by the absence. She writes extensively about the events leading up to and following the 2011 egyptian revolution for. Chronicle of a last summer is more than a story about a young womans life, it is a testament to the stubborn endurance of hope. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
A carefully observant and wildly imaginative child, the narrator describes the monkey bars on the school playground as being shaped like an igloo. Antonys college, oxford, and a senior fellow at the hoover institution. She lives in cairo, where she is currently translating the works of egyptian novelist khairallah ali. A remarkably clear, generous, and elegant reading of metropolitan life in cairo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading chronicle of a last summer. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A novel of egypts cheated generation the new york times.
A young egyptian woman recounts her personal and political coming of age in this brilliant debut novel. Chronicle of a last summer the gilmore guide to books. The book, first published in arabic in 2007 and recently released in english, is told from the perspective of an elevenyearold boy who lives alone with his father in central cairo. Narrated during three pivotal summers in cairo, the novel poignantly captures the pulse of a city changing before our eyes, while also. With her transcendent debut novel, chronicle of a last summer june 28, 2016. Read this beautiful book not to better understand a nation. She is a 20152016 cullman center fellow at the new york public library. With her transcendent debut novel, chronicle of a last summer june, 2017.
The book begins in the summer of 1984, shortly after hosni mubarak becomes president. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. December 6, 2016 the book concierge is back and bigger than ever. A carefully observant and wildly imaginative child, the narrator describes the monkey bars on. Dispatches from the revolution, and a contributing editor to the middle east arts and culture quarterly. The reader meets the unnamed main character across three decades in egypt. A novel of egypt, a comingofage novel set in 1984 in cairo that was longlisted for the 2017 pen open book award.
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