AUC Fiction - Distributed Titles

Maryam’s Maze

A Modern Arabic Novel from Egypt
by Mansoura Ez Eldin

Maryam’s Maze is an enigmatic novel by one of the most promising authors of a vibrant new generation of Egyptian writers. Set in the house of Yusuf el Tagi, Maryam’s Maze relates the story of a woman struggling to find her way through the confusion of the world around her.

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Price: £5.59

The Last Chapter


by Leila Abouzeid

The Last Chapter tells the story of Aisha, a young Moroccan woman, and her struggle to find an identity in the Morocco of the second half of the twentieth century.

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Price: £6.40

The Heron


by Ibrahim Aslan

Set on the eve of the January 1977 “bread riots” against IMF austerity programs and privatization that nearly brought down President Anwar Sadat, The Heron was the basis of the film Kit Kat.

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Price: £11.99

Mirrors


by Naguib Mahfouz

Mirrors consists of a series of vignettes of characters from a writer’s life. It also reflects the recent history of Egypt, its political movements, its leaders, its wars, and its peace.

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Price: £6.40

Hunger


by Mohamed El-Bisatie Trans. by Denys Johnson-Davies

A stark account of humanity’s primary necessities and desires, Hunger is softened by El-Bisatie’s use of wry humour and happy-go-lucky outlook, despite the desolate story it tells.

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Price: £11.99