I Do Not Sleep
A story of betrayal, desire, and family drama, written by a giant of Egyptian popular fiction who shocked readers in the 1950s when this Lolita-esque novel first appeared and whose work has never befo … continued
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Here Is A Body
In this follow-up to her PEN Award-winning novel, The Queue, an electrifying new voice in Arab women’s fiction passionately brings to life the machinations of state oppression Mysterious men are round … continued
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The Lady of Zamalek
It was in the spring of 1927 that Cairo’s attention was captured by the shocking murder of prominent businessman Solomon Cicurel in his Nile-side villa in the upscale Zamalek district. It was a burgla … continued
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“My mission was to make all that happen in English.”
Peter Daniel, a long-term resident of Egypt, has worked as a teacher of Arabic as a foreign language and an Arabic-to-English translator for many years. In this interview, he looks at the challenges h…
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Praise about ‘A Recipe for Daphne’
Ever since Nektaria Anastasiadou’s A Recipe for Daphne came out (Hoopoe, 2021), so many readers have posted comments about the novel! See for yourself.
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“It’s really up to the reader to decide who is the real Lady.”
In this Hoopoe podcast with Ashraf El-Ashmawi, the award-winning Egyptian author of the intriguing novel The Lady of Zamalek, translated by Peter Daniel (Hoopoe, 2021), tells us about his characters a…
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