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#BroaderBookshelf 2020: Egypt

  • Megan M.
  • Monday, January 13, 2020

Fulfill the "read a book set in the Middle East" prompt with these titles set in Egypt

This list is part of the #BroaderBookshelf 2020 reading challenge.  Find more lists here.

A Quiet Revolution

A Quiet Revolution

The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America
Ahmed, Leila
Published in 2011
viii, 352 p. ; 25 cm.
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The Yacoubian Building

The Yacoubian Building

Aswany, ʻAlāʼ, 1957-
Published in 2006
xii, 255 p. ; 21 cm.
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The Automobile Club of Egypt

The Automobile Club of Egypt

Aswn, ʻAlʼ, 1957-
Published in 2015
475 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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The Pistachio Seller

The Pistachio Seller

Bassiouney, Reem, 1973- author.
Published in 2009
1 online resource
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Spectres in the Smoke

Spectres in the Smoke

A Creeping Narrative
Broadbent, Tony
Published in 2005
xiii, 322 p. ; 22 cm.
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The Alexandria Quartet

The Alexandria Quartet

Durrell, Lawrence.
Published in 2012
1 online resource
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Revolution 2.0

Revolution 2.0

The Power of the People is Greater Than the People in Power
Ghonim, Wael, 1980-
Published in 2012
xii, 308 p. ; 24 cm.
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Miramar

Miramar

Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006
Published in 2000
283 p. ; 23 cm.
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Palace of Desire

Palace of Desire

Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006.
Published in 2011
448 pages ; 21 cm.
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Palace Walk

Palace Walk

Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006.
Published in 2011
533 pages ; 21 cm.
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Sugar Street

Sugar Street

Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006.
Published in 2011
331 p. ; 21 cm.
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The House of Jasmine

The House of Jasmine

Meguid, Ibrahim Abdel.
Published in 2012
1 online resource
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Black Mamba Boy

Black Mamba Boy

Mohamed, Nadifa, 1981-
Published in 2010
280 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
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Egypt on the Brink

Egypt on the Brink

From Nasser to Mubarak
Osman, Tarek
Published in 2010
xi, 24 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Woman at Point Zero

Woman at Point Zero

Saʻdāwī, Nawāl.
Published in 2007
xii, 114 p. ; 20 cm.
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Megan M.

Research & Readers' Advisory Professional

Likes a good mix of fiction and nonfiction, especially international fiction and books with a strong sense of place.

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