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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An international bestseller, The Yacoubian Building is a mesmerising and controversial novel that is at once an impasssioned celebration and a ruthless dissection of a society dominated by bribery and corruption. The Yacoubian Building once grand, but now dilapidated stands on one of Cairo's main boulevards. Taha, the doorman's son, has aspirations beyond the slum in the skies, and dreams of one day becoming a policeman. He studies hard, and passes all the exams, but when he is rejected because his family is neither rich nor influential, the bitterness sets in. His girlfriend, Busayna, finds herself unable to earn a living without also providing sexual services for the men who hire her. When Taha seeks solace in a student Islamic organisation, the pressure mounts, and he is drawn to actions with devastating consequences.The Yacoubian Building follows Taha's trajectory from innocence to tragedy. The people whose lives orbit his the inhabitants of the building are also facing their own difficult choices. From those living in squalid and cramped conditions on the rooftops, to the homosexual editor of Le Caire newspaper and a womanising aristocrat, all of the contradictions in Egyptian society are here. Religious feelings live side by side with promiscuity; bribery and exploitation alternate with moments of joy and elation; modernity clashes with the vision of a more ancient society.Alaa Al Aswany's mesmerising novel caused an unprecedented stir when it was published in Egypt. It is at once an impassioned celebration and a ruthless dissection of a society dominated by bribery and corruption. This exceptional Egyptian novel as mesmerising as it is controversial caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007243624
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 7.64x5.04x0.87 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0007243626
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. This exceptional Egyptian novel - as mesmerising as it is controversial - caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic. Seller Inventory # B9780007243624
Book Description Condition: New. This exceptional Egyptian novel - as mesmerising as it is controversial - caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200. . 2007. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780007243624
Book Description Condition: New. This exceptional Egyptian novel - as mesmerising as it is controversial - caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200. . 2007. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780007243624
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 5181698-n