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4+ YearsPublisher | The American University in Cairo -Press |
ISBN 13 | 9789774169533 |
ISBN 10 | 9774169530 |
Book Description | Traces A Memoir |
Editorial Review | [A] novelist of vision and daring. Traces is a recollection of the poignant passage of time and the visceral traces it leaves in memory. Al-Ghitani's work arrives safe and sound on a foreign shore in this exquisite, sensitive, and beautiful translation. |
About the Author | Gamal al-Ghitani (1945-2015) was an Egyptian novelist, literary editor, political commentator, and public intellectual. He published over a dozen novels, including Zayni Barakat (AUC Press, 2004) and The Zafarani Files (AUC Press, 2009), as well as several collections of short stories. He was also founding editor of the literary magazine, Akhbar al-adab (1993-2011). He was awarded the Egyptian State Prize for the Novel (1980), the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France (1987), and the Egyptian State Prize for Literature (2007). In 2015, he received the Nile Award in Literature, Egypt's highest literary honor. Nader K. Uthman is associate professor in the department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University, USA. |
Language | English |
Author | Gamal Al-Ghitani |
Language | English |
Edition Number | 0 |
Publication Date | 43935 |
Number of Pages | 0 |
Traces Paperback English by Gamal Al-Ghitani - 43935