War in the Land of Egypt
Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic results. Qa'id's tale of the fiasco — steeped in irony and black humor — parodies outrageous corruption and ludicrous bureaucracy. A skillfully crafted mosaic of life in modern Egypt.
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War in the Land of Egypt
Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic results. Qa'id's tale of the fiasco — steeped in irony and black humor — parodies outrageous corruption and ludicrous bureaucracy. A skillfully crafted mosaic of life in modern Egypt.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781566562270 |
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| Publisher: | Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated |
| Publication date: | 03/28/1998 |
| Series: | Emerging Voices Series |
| Edition description: | LST AMERIC |
| Pages: | 192 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x (d) |
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