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      The Book of Epiphanies

      Gamal Al-Ghitani

      Upon returning from a trip abroad, the author-narrator learns that his father has died during his absence. Crushed with grief and guilt, he begins a journey of discovery of self…

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      The Zafarani Files

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      An unknown observer is watching the residents of a small, closely-knit neighborhood in Cairo’s old city, making notes. The college graduate, the street vendors, the political prisoner, the cafe owner…

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      Re:Viewing Egypt: Image and Echo

      A photographic presentation of Egypt offers us a vision of the country and its people. It draws us into Egypt’s mystique, its scintillating waters, bucolic vistas, ruins, and places of…

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      Pyramid Texts: A Modern Arabic Novel

      Gamal Al-Ghitani

      Weaving strands of Sufi mysticism and medieval Islamic history into ancient Egypt’s most enduring symbols, this book beguiles the imagination with its masterful use of language, its haunting parables, and…

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      The Mahfouz Dialogs

      Gamal Al-Ghitani

      Naguib Mahfouz was a pivotal figure not only in world literature, but also in his own society, where he vastly enhanced the image of the writer in the eyes of…

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      Traces: A Memoir

      Gamal Al-Ghitani

      One of Egypt’s greatest contemporary writers, Gamal al-Ghitani (1945-2015) was born into a family of modest means in the Egyptian countryside. He trained as a carpet maker before turning his…

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      The Cairo of Naguib Mahfouz

      Gamal Al-Ghitani

      In this special new and expanded edition of the bestselling book first published in 1999, photographer Britta Le Va guides us through the back streets and alleys of Naguib Mahfouz…

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      Zayni Barakat

      Gamal Al-Ghitani

      In the course of my long travels I have never seen a city so devastated. After a long time I ventured out into the streets. Death, cold and heavy, hung…

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      Madinah: City Stories from the Middle East

      Nedim Gursel,Gamal Al-Ghitani,Fadwa Al-Qasem,Ala Hlehel,Hassan Blasim

      This is an anthology of specially commissioned and previously untranslated stories from ten Middle Eastern cities. The stories examine cultural and historic tensions in the area, as well as celebrate…

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