A dentist whose first office was in the yacoubian building, he has written prolifically for egyptian newspapers across the political spectrum on literature, politics and social issues. The new book from alaa al aswany, author of the international bestseller the yacoubian building and chicago. Oct 29, 2015 the yacoubian building by alaa al aswany in chm, epub, fb3 download e book. If youd had twenty thousand pounds and used them to bribe someone, do you think any one would have asked about your fathers job. This book was published in arabic in 2004 and in english in 2009. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in paperback format. Sep 03, 2007 buy the yacoubian building reprint by aswany, alaa al, davies, humphrey isbn. Oct 07, 2008 in al aswanys followup to the yacoubian building 2005, egyptian students and professors find scant refuge in post911 chicago originally published in egypt in 2007, and a bestseller in france, the novel was inspired by the authors student days in the windy city. The bestselling author of he yacaoubian building and hicago turns his attention to current affairs in egypt.
Alaa al aswany is the internationally bestselling author of the yacoubian building and chicago. While alaswany refused for the book to be translated into hebrew and published in israel, a volunteer had. The yacoubian building, in 2002, alaa al aswany has catapulted to the. An academic department, however, is a site that brings together individuals from a variety of national and cultural. The yacoubian building by alaa al aswany librarything. In the novels and short stories of alaa al aswany, characters struggle with class differences, police brutality, poverty, sexual harassment, and political corruption. Built in the 1930s, the building was an architectural gem that housed the cream of society, but it underwent considerable change over the decades that. Sep 07, 2008 alaa al aswany is definitely, defiantly, a storyteller. Alaa al aswany is an egyptian writer and a prominent member of the egyptian movement for change, kefaya. These disparate lives careen toward an explosive conclusion in alaa al aswany s remarkable international bestseller. When the yacoubian building snared the affection of readers around the world, it gave alaa al aswany a clout in egypt denied to other kinds of dissident. Sep 02, 2008 have you not read alaa al aswany, the egyptian author of the yacoubian building. James buchan applauds alaa al aswanys arabic bestseller about sex and.
Al aswany has an instinctive sympathy for underdogs of any description chicago takes a levelheaded view of even his own politics. Buy the yacoubian building reprint by aswany, alaa al, davies, humphrey isbn. Aug 14, 2012 the yacoubian building by alaa alaswany 2006 by janine jones alaa alaswanys novel the yacoubian building 2002, arabic tells the story of a group of people loosely bound together by dint of living in the same crumbling building a real place in downtown cairo. Those who demonstrate are members of the elite, doss challenges the novels alter aswany, the leftist poetscientist nagi abd al. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the yacoubian building. Aug 18, 2015 alaa al aswany, the author of the automobile club of egypt, is no stranger to activism. The yacoubian building by alaa al aswany, humphrey t. Alaa alaswany is an egyptian writer, and a founding member of the political movement kefaya. His books have been translated into english, french, spanish and german among. Bachelor degree of dental and oral medicine cairo university in 1980. Through their various exploits, we learn about businessmen, politics, closet homosexuality, students, entrepeneurs and families living hand to mouth. The yacoubian building is fastmoving and actionpacked, with drama in every scene and shifts between the different strands used to provide tension.
One of egypts most recognizable literary celebrities, he was a highprofile fixture of the 2011 tahrir. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jan 26, 2007 the yacoubian building by egyptian novelist alaa al aswany has become an international literary phenomenon. Al aswany currently writes a weekly column for al masry al youm and his political articles have been featured in the guardian, the new york times and le monde. The yacoubian building is a novel about modernday cairo, using the residents of the building as a broad crosssection of egyptian society. In the course of this unforgettable novel, these disparate lives converge, careening inexorably toward an explosive conclusion. Jul 22, 2011 although dr alaa alaswanys trade is pulling and polishing teeth, he has achieved international fame as a novelist. A journalist who writes a controversial opposition column, al. A novel and join the genius community of scholars to learn the meaning behind the words. Alaa alaswany during his monthly seminar in the leadership and management development center on 25 april 20. Tragicomic, passionate, shockingly frank in its sexuality, and brimming with an extraordinary, embracing human compassion, the yacoubian building is a literary achievement of the first order. Alaa al aswanys empathy and perceptive detail in this novel about the inhabitants of a cairo apartment building yield a credible evocation of. The yacoubian building by alaa al aswany book quote.
The funniest scene in the book is the encounter between nagi. The yacoubian building is the sort of dense neighbourhood novel. Teeming with frank sexuality and heartfelt compassion, this book is an important window on to the experience of loss and love in the arab world. Alaa al aswany became a contributing opinion writer for the international new york times in the fall of 20. Al aswany overlaps slices of the daily acts of his myriad characters who are linked to one another through a shared place. The main characters of this fiction, northern africa story are. The first edition of the novel was published in 2002, and was written by alaa al aswany. Based in egypt, and writing in arabic al aswany uses chicago to tell the story of how several different characters adjust to their new life in chicago having left cairo to pursue their medical career. Jan 04, 2009 alaa al aswany, a dentist and opposition journalist in cairo, broke onto the literary scene in 2002 with the yacoubian building, a novel whose frank depiction of sexuality in contemporary. His latest book, chicago, traces the lives of egyptian emigres in. Al aswany, born in 1957, originally trained as a dentist, and still has his own.
The yacoubian building by alaa al aswany goodreads. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The yacoubian building of the title is a microcosm of much of cairo, and in telling the stories of various of its denizens alaa al aswany offers a colourful picture of contemporary egypt. Alaa al aswany during his monthly seminar in the leadership and management development center on 25 april 20. Chicago, like the yacoubian building, is an enormously goodhearted book. Master degree of dental and oral medicine illinois university chicago in 1985. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Smarter faster big think is the leading source of expertdriven. His first book, the yacoubian building, came out in 2002, was published in. The yacoubian building in cairo, has seen better days. In his deft new collection, the evercontroversial al aswany the yacoubian building again delves into the. His second novel, the yacoubian building, an ironic depiction of modern egyptian society, has been widely read in. The links will take you to the web sites home page.
Its a sort of reverse upstairs, downstairs building, with the more wealthy living in multi room apartments on one of the ten floors, while the poor live in small tin huts on the roof. Alaa al aswany is a wellknown egyptian writer whose previous book the yacoubian building was a bestseller. Sep 09, 2007 alaa al aswany is that rarest of literary beasts, a bestselling novelist and practising dentist whose patients are essential to his creative process stephanie merritt sun 9 sep 2007 18. A journalist who writes a controversial opposition column, al aswany makes his living as a dentist in cairo. The yacoubian building is the sort of dense neighbourhood novel which, though quite out of style when set in london or.
The yacoubian building by alaa alaswany 2006 not even past. Free download or read online the yacoubian building pdf epub book. Egyptian dissident writer alaa alaswany sued by military prosecutors. Using the title building as his center aswany portrays a diverse group of contemporary cairenes to demonstrate the experience of living in the world of egypt today. Egyptian dissident writer alaa alaswany sued by military. Alaa alaswany, the bestselling egyptian author of the yacoubian building, has been sued by military prosecutors in egypt for insulting the president, the armed forces and judicial institutions. In the yacoubian building, that place is an apartment complex in cairo, a microcosm of post1952 egypt. Pdf the yacoubian building book by alaa al aswany free. Alaa alaswany s latest work explores class divisions, corruption and injustice as the masters take the servants for a ride in 1940s cairo published.
This country doesnt belong to usit belongs to the people who have money. Alaa alaswany is a writer, known for the yacoubian building 2006, 28 2012 and ordet og bomben 2008. This is true of alaa al aswany s novel from 2002, the yacoubian building imarat yaqubyan. Friendly fire is a novella and collection of short stories from alaa al aswany, author of the bestselling the yacoubian building. I found the novel both well written and structured. Alaa al aswany is best known for his internationallyrenowned novel imarat yaqubian the yacoubian building 2002.
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