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The Heron

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The Heron

RRP: Price: £14.99
Haus Price: £11.99 Friends of Haus: £11.25

 

Publication Date:
2008-09-01

ISBN:
978-977-424-929-7

Format:
Hardback

Territory:
UK & Commonwealth

Category:
AUC Fiction - Distributed Titles

Pages:
176

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A great review from The Paris Review, February 2011:

'When I’m able to tear my eyes away from al-Jazeera, which isn’t often, I’ve been reading Ibrahim Aslan’s classic The Heron. Set on the eve of the 1977 bread riots, in a working class Cairene neighborhood, it’s essential reading for anyone who’s been riveted—as who has not?—by the uprising in Egypt. It’s also a great read, expertly translated by Elliott Colla. And if you can get your hands on the film adaptation, al-Kitkat, you’re in for a treat.' —Robyn Creswell

Click here for the Paris Review.

 

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