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War in the Land of Egypt (Emerging Voices)
Yusuf Al-qa'id
Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic results.
Qa'id's tale of the fiasco - steeped in irony and black humor - parodies outrageous corruption and ludicrous bureaucracy. A skillfully crafted mosaic of life in modern Egypt.
"It is a biting criticism of injustice which is also successful in its clever structural form. It is a portrait of Egypt during a period of reactionary reorientation nationally, and although not mentioned here, internationally."-Yusef al-Qa'id, The Morning Star
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 1, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9781566562270 |
| Publishers | Interlink Publishing Group |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 132 × 15 × 200 mm · 226 g |
| Language | English |
| Contributor | Christopher Tingley |
| Contributor | Lorne Kenny |
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