ʻAlāʼ Aswānī

Hal nastaḥiqqu al-dīmuqrāṭīyah?

The beating death of a once-respected Egyptian landowner-turned-servant in a luxury club subjects his widow and sons to poverty and turbulent politics that force the club's oppressed employees to make a life-risking choice.

The Automobile Club of Egypt

Kayfa naṣnaʻ al-dīktātūr?

Miṣr ʻalá dikkat al-iḥtiyāṭī

Recueil de nouvelles se déroulant au coeur du Caire.

J'aurais voulu être égyptien

Post-September 11 Chicago becomes the site of a cultural collision of Egyptian and American lives, including a Ph.D. candidate whose traditional upbringing is challenged by her American experiences, and an emigre whose western values are countered by qu

A Novel

Chicago

Alaa Al Aswany

Provides an analysis of the issues present in Egyptian society, including economic stagnation, police brutality, and poverty that led to the overthrow of the Mubarak government, and reveals why the revolt was destined to happen.

ʻAlāʼ Aswānī

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