by UnniWikan (Author)
Living in a poor neighbourhood of Cairo, Umm Ali has raised eight children with almost no help from her husband or the Egyptian government. This book draws on the author's firsthand experience of Umm Ali's life to create an intimate portrait of Cairo's back streets and the people who live there.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: New edition
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 10 Oct 1996
ISBN 10: 0226898350
ISBN 13: 9780226898353