That Smell and Notes from Prison |
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Author:
| Ibrahim, Sonallah |
Translator:
| Creswell, Robyn |
ISBN: | 978-0-8112-2036-1 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
Publisher: | New Directions Publishing Corporation
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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That Smell is Sonallah Ibrahim's modernist masterpiece and one of the most influential Arabic novels. Composed in the wake of a five-year prison sentence, the semi-autobiographical story follows a recently released political prisoner as he wanders through Cairo, adrift in his native city.
That Smell is Sonallah Ibrahim's modernist masterpiece and one of the most influential Arabic novels. Composed in the wake of a five-year prison sentence, the semi-autobiographical story follows a recently released political prisoner as he wanders through Cairo, adrift in his native city.