This book provides an introduction not only to the works of Sun'Allah Ibrahim, but also, more generally, to the modern literature of Egypt (and elsewhere in the Arab world) over a 40-year period, in its social, historical and political setting.
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Hur bevarar en människa sin självkänsla och integritet, när han eller hon livet igen utsätts för grova kränkningar? Vad finns det för överlevnadsstrategier? Berättarjaget i Kommittén fogar sig till bristningsgränsen i de kränkande villkoren, men utan att förlora sin innersta kärna, si[...]

That Smell is Sonallah Ibrahim 's modernist masterpiece and one of the most influential Arabic novels. Composed in the wake of a five-year prison sentence, the semi-autobiographical story follows a recently released political prisoner as he wanders through Cairo, adrift in his native city. Published[...]