Thieves in Retirement: A Novel (Middle East Literature in Translation)

by HamdiAbuGolayyel (Author), Marilyn Booth (Translator)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $18.91

  Offers a portrait of a marginalized Egyptian community, bringing to life the absurd and tragic characters who occupy the margins of society while paying tribute to a historical Cairene neighborhood. This novel reveals a social climate where ruthlessness and goodness seem almost indistinguishable and humanity is on display in all its rich variety.