A01=Abdel Rahman Al-Sharqawi
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Arabic literature
Author_Abdel Rahman Al-Sharqawi
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Corruption
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Egypt
Egyptian culture
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Feud
history
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Land reform
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resistance
ruling-class
Social issues
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village
Working together
Product details
- ISBN 9780863569685
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 20 Feb 2024
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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A twelve-year old boy returns to his village from school in Cairo to find the community torn by feud and fear. Working together, the young, old, men and women in the village discover that despite high rents, low wages, a greedy ruling-class, and attractive distractions, if you are faithful to the land, it will care for you. Egyptian Earth is an epic drama of great power. This compassionate and humorous tale of defiance is a masterpiece of modern Arabic literature.
Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi (1920–1987) was born into a peasant family in the Egyptian province of Menoufia. He became widely known after the publication of his novel Egyptian Earth in 1954. His work is celebrated for its realism and commitment to social issues of the day. Al-Sharqawi founded the progressive journal Al-Katib and received the State Appreciation Award in Literature by the Egyptian government.
Desmond Stirling Stewart was a British writer and journalist who worked for many years in Baghdad, Beirut, and Cairo. He wrote a number of books about Egyptian and Arabic culture and history, as well as several novels.
