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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“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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“In fiction one is always allowed to break rules”
Basma Abdel Aziz is an award-winning writer, sculptor, and psychiatrist, specializing in treating victims of torture. A weekly columnist for Egypt’s al-Shorouk newspaper, she was named a Foreign Polic…
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“Khalifa does a fantastic job of making every character sympathetic”
Stephen Lee is a voice artist, actor, and poet from London. With numerous credits in voicework for Sega, MOX Creative, Words and Pics, and Book Buddy Media, as well as screenwork for NBC and the Amaz…
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