112 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385499224
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 06 June 2000
Description
From the Nobel Prize laureate and author of the acclaimed Cairo Trilogy, a beguiling and artfully compact novel set in Sadat's Egypt. The time is 1981, Anwar al-Sadat is president, and Egypt is lurching into the modern world. Set against this back...
Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%
informative 20%
tense 20%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
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112 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385499224
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 06 June 2000
Description
From the Nobel Prize laureate and author of the acclaimed Cairo Trilogy, a beguiling and artfully compact novel set in Sadat's Egypt. The time is 1981, Anwar al-Sadat is president, and Egypt is lurching into the modern world. Set against this back...
Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%
informative 20%
tense 20%
Pace
medium 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.